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AMHERST. 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


VOL.     XVI. 


AMHERST.     MASS..     OCTOBER     4,      1905. 


NO.      1 


Published  Fortnightly  by  Students  of  the  Massachusetts  Agricultural  College. 
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EDWIN  DANIELS  PHILBRICK,   1907,  Assistant  Business  Manager. 
CHARLES  WALTER  CARPENTER,   1906,  Department  Notes.  EDWIN  HOBART  SCOTT.  1906  Intercollegiate 

STANLEY  SAWYER  ROGERS.  1906,  College  Notes.  ARTHUR  WILLIAM  HIGGINS,  1907,  Alumni  Notes 

EARLE  GOODMAN  BARTLETT.  1907,  Athletics.  CLINTON  KING    1907 

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Once   again   we   are    all    together,  refreshed  by  a 
long  rest  from  studies  and  ready  to  plunge  into  all  our 
work   with    our   utmost    zeal    and  strength.     Several 
changes   have   occurred   about   college    during    the 
summer.     The  new  horticultural  building  is  beginning 
to  assume  proportions,  the  insectary  has  been  enlarged 
so   as   to   accommodate    more   students   and    many 
minor   details   such   as    improvements  in  the  college 
walks  and  a  new  floor  on  the  veranda  of  north  college 
are  noticed.     The    entire    college    heard   with  regret 
of   the   death    of   one    whom    we  loved  as  one  of  us, 
Daniel  Hart  Enderton.      His  many  kind  and  unselfish 
acts,  his  willingness  to  do  everything  in  his    power  for 
the   comfort    of   the    students,    and    his   quaint    but 
beautiful  character  had  endeared  him  to  us  all. 


There  has  been  some  changes  in  the  faculty. 
Professor  Brooks  will  continue  to  act  as  president 
until   the    trustees   can   fill    the   place.     George    N. 


arc 


Holcomb  will  teach   political    economy  and  constitu- 
tional history  in  the   absence  of  Prof.  C.  S.  Walker, 
who  is  on  a  year's  leave  of  absence.      Prof.  Holcomb 
is  a  graduate  of   Trinity   and   has   also  studied  in  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.     Prof.    H.    P.    Gallinger 
of  Amherst  college  will  teach  the   classes    In    history 
which    were   formerly   taught   by    President  Goodell, 
M.  A.  Blake,  1904,    will    Instruct    in    horticulture  in 
place  of  Geo.  O.  Greene,    resigned.     Mr.    Blake  has 
been    instructor    in    the    Rhode    Island  state  college. 
O.  V.  Osmun,  1904,  will  teach  botany  In  place  of  H. 
J.  Franklin,  resigned.     Mr.  Franklin  will  again  take 
up  his  studies  as  a  post-graduate  student.     Walter  B. 
Hatch,    1905,    will    teach   free    hand    drawing     and 
Sidney  B.  Haskell,  1904,  has  been  appointed  instruc- 
tor in  agriculture  and  assistant  in  laboratory  work. 

With  the  opening  of  the  college  year  and  the 
issueing  of  the  college  paper  for  the  first  time,  comes 
the  inevitable  word  of  advice  to  the  freshmen.  At 
the  best  it  is  apt  to  be  a  repetition,  but  why  shouldn't 
it  be?     Are  the  present    freshmen    any   wiser  or  less 


V 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


green  than  those  who  have  gone  before?     As  yet  they 
have   showed   no   such   tendencies.     Freshmen   are 
apt  to  think  that  their  lot    is   hard,    to  scoff   at   what 
they  term  the  overbearing  of  the  upper    classmen  and 
to  tremble    at   the   tyranny   of   the   sophomores  who 
give  them  the  best   of   character    making  treatment, 
which,  however,  is  seldom    appreciated   at   the  time. 
If  any  freshmar  thinks  that  he  is  not  getting  the  atten- 
tion he  deserves  or  that  his  talents  are  not  recognized 
just  let  him  remember  that  who  he  is,  or  what  he  can 
do,  are   unknown   quantities.     In   this    institution   a 
man    stands   on    his   merits   alone,    neither   money, 
"pull"    or   ancestors   make   the  man  here.     Massa 
chusetts'    men   stand   on  their  own  merits  and  if  you 
want  to  be  classed  as  one  show   us  what  you  can  do. 
We   do   not   refer  to    any  spectacular  display  of  your 
talents  but  we  do  mean  that  you  do  your   duty  to  self, 
class  and  college  and    in   so   doing  your   position    in 
college  will   be  established.     This  is   probably   your 
last  chance  for  further  education  so   it   behooves   you 
to  do  it  well.     On  what  you  get  here    largely  depends 
your  earning  capacity  in   the   future  and  your  position 
In   life.     Some  who    have   gone  out     before     have 
become  famous   in   their   lines   of  work,  others  have 
sunk  into  oblivion,  it  Is  up  to  you  to   which    class  you 
will  belong.      Now   is  your  time  to  start    life  anew, 
profiting  by  the  mistakes  of  the   past,  full  of    renewed 
ambitions  and  desires,    plunge    into  the    work  of  the 
college  with  all  your  might.     Show   us   that  you  have 
•  real  Interest  in  the  college,  take   an  active   part  In 
ts   actions,    work   for    its   welfare    and   before     you 
realize  It  you  will  feel  that  you  are  one  of  us  and  that 
Massachusetts  is  your  college. 


Athletic  No*„. 


ATTENTION! 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  reception  will  be  held  somewhat 
later  this  year  than  usual.  It  will  probably  be  held 
on  the  evening  of  Friday,  Cct.  13.  Prayer  meetings 
will  be  held  as  usual  this  year  on  Thursday  evenings 
at  seven  o'clock.  The  attendance  at  some  of  these 
meetings  last  year  was  discouraging  and  an  attempt 
will  be  made  this  year  to  make  them  more  lively  and 
Interesting  Several  interesting  speakers  from  near- 
by city  Y.  M.  C-  A.'s  have  consented  to  help  us  out 
At  present  one  Instructor  is  conducting  an  evenine 
recitation  on  the  regular  Y.  M.  C.  A.  prayer-meeting 
hour.  It  is  hoped  that  this  matter  will  be  adjusted 
and  everyone  will  have  an  opportunity  to  attend  the 
meetings. 


FOOTBALL. 

We  were  very  much  pleased  this  year  to  see  .the 
large  Freshmen  class  bring  in  such  an  abundance  of 
football  material.  While  It  may  seem  to  many  that 
it  happened  by  chance,  others  know  that  our  college 
has  taken  such  a  decisive  stand  in  athletics  during 
the  last  three  or  four  years  that  It  really  is  attracting 
athletics  in  New  England. 

We  have  the  material  this  year  and  we  have  a 
most  excellent  coach.  Now  we  are  going  to  try  to 
turn  out  one  of  the  best  teams  that  we  have  ever  had 
Having  a  squad  of  more  than  forty  men  composed 
almost  entirely  of  new  material,  means  that  we  have 
hard  work  cut  out  for  us.  There  must  be  hard  work 
by  every  individual  player  if  he  wishes  to  land  his 
position  :  and  more  than  all,  it  means  hard  work  for 
the  coach  to  develop  a  team  from  so  much  raw 
material  having  to  teach  each  man  his  respective 
position. 

We  all  have  a  very  important  duty  to  perform. 
We  must  have  a  good  team  this  year  and  we  must 
have  your  assistance ;  it  matters  not  whether  you  are 
bucking  the  line  or  standing  on  the  sides  lines  cheer- 
ing. But  whatever  you  do  don't  get  In  the  way. 
Don't  stand  around  the  team  so  closely  that  the  coach 
has  to  ask  you  to  move  before  a  play  can  be  made. 
You  will  be  of  great  assistance  to  the.  team  if  you  will 
observe  these  simple  things  and  give  your  hearty  sup- 
port at  all  times.  We  have  faith  in  our  coach  and 
in  the  men  who  enter  our  college  and  we  believe  with 
the  spirit  of  our  college  behind  us  we  can  turn  out  a 
team  capable  of  holding  up  the  standard  of  previous 
years. 

Captain  Craighead. 

Holy  Cross,    17  ;  M.  A.  C,  0. 

The  opening  game  of  the  season  resulted  in  victory 
to  Holy  Cross  on  the  afternoon  of  September  25th 
at  Worcester.  With  only  three  days  of  pratice  the 
M.  A.  C.  men  started  in  seriously  crippled  but  fought 
during  the  entire  game  with  all  of  the  noted  Massa- 
chusetts' grit.  The  game  opened  with  Philbrick 
kicking   to    Rudderham    who    returned    the    ball    30 


THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


>rds.  By  a  series  of  line  plunges  the  ball  was 
fought  into  M.  A.  C's  territory.  Two  runs  around 
right  end  by  Hetherman  and  by  line  plunges  by  Riley, 
the  bail  was  brought  to  the  three  yard  line  Carney 
hurdled  for  a  touchdown,  the  goal  being  kicked  by 
him  just  as  time  was  called. 

In  tne  second  half  several  substitutes  were  tried  by 
Holy  Cross.  A  costly  fumble  after  the  kick-off  gave 
the  Worcester  eleven  the  ball.  After  a  steady 
advance  down  the  field  and  a  brilliant  25-yard  end 
run  by  Riley,  Rudderham  was  forced  through  the 
*nter  for  a  touchdown,  after  eight  minutes  of  play. 
§rnes  failed  at  the  kick  for  goal.      Philbrick    kicked 

tto  Rudderham,  who  returned  the  ball  to  the  30- 
d  line.  A  fine  35-yard  run  by  Riley  around  left 
end  and  several  line  plays  brought  the  ball  to  the  10- 
yard  line.  M.  A.  C.  secured  the  ball  on  a  fumble 
and  for  a  time  made  an  excellent  showing,  forcing  the 
ball  back  to  nearly  the  center  of  the  field,  where  It 
was  lost  on  downs.  Brilliant  line  hurdling  by  Gilli- 
gin.  who  had  succeeded  Mahoney  at  fullback,  and 
i  runs  by  Hetherman  and  Riley  brought  the  ball  to 

»A.  C's  four-yard  line.     Gllligan  then  hurdled   the 
for  a  touchdown.     Carney  kicked  the  goal.     On 
last  kick  off  M.  A.  C.  gained  the  ball  on  a  fumble, 
I  after  a  slight   gain,  lost   on   downs  as   time  was 
Hed.     For   M.    A.    C.    Philbrick,  Taft   and   Cobb 
fed  excellently.     Riley,  Giiligan,  Carney  and  Capt 
mers  proved    shining  stars   for  Holy  Cross.     The 


up:- 

[y  cross. 

nor,  I.  c. 
frigan,  OToole.  I.  t. 

ey.  I.  g. 
h.  Cahill.  c. 

'tti,  r.  g. 

arthy,  Naughton.  r.  t. 

derham,  Scaulon,  r.  e. 

(well,  Geary,  q.  b. 

|y.  McDonough,  r.  h.  b. 

lerman,  I.  h.  b. 

oney,  Giiligan,  f.  b. 


M.  A.  C. 

r.  e.,  Warner 

r.  »..  Craighead 

;..  Johnson,  Anderson 

c.  Cutter 

I.  g..  Carey 

I.  t.,  Summers 

I.  e..  Barry 

q.  b.,  Cobb 

1.  h.  b.,  Brown 

r.  h.  D..  Taft,  Peters 

i.  b.  Philbrick 


core:-Holy  Cross  17.    Massachusetts   Agricultural   Col- 
0.     Touchdowns-Carney.      Rudderham,      Giiligan 
lis  from  touchdowns-Carney  2,     Refree-j,  D.  Delaney 
Worcester.     Umpire-James   C.  Donnelly    of   Worcester 
Ismen-Hogarty    of    HoIy  Cross   and  Prue    of   Amherst 
■es-J.  Qumn  of  Holy  Cross,    Glllett  of   Amherst.     Time 

ilnute  halves. 


Dartmouth,  18;  M.  A.  C,  0. 
Our  annual  game  with  Dartmouth,  played  In  Han- 
over, N.  H.  on  the  afternoon  of  Sept.  30,  resulted  in 
a  victory  of  18  toO  for  the  home    team.     Our   team 
deserves  tne  highest  credit  in  being  able  to  hold  such 
a  powerful    aggregation   of   football    material    as  the 
Dartmouth    team    down    to   so   small    a  score.     All 
through    the  game    Dartmouth  had  to  work  for  every 
inch  of  ground  she  gained   and   the  way  In  which  our 
men  played  both  in  defensive   and  offensive,  won  the 
praise   of   the    Dartmouth    men.     One  of   the  Dart- 
mouth players  said  that  we  had  the  strongest  line  we 
ever  had.     This  trip  to  Dartmouth  is  one  of  the  best 
of   our   trips  as  the  team    always   received   kind  and 
courteous   treatment.     The  college  owes  Dartmouth 
manyjhanks  for  their  unselfish  devotion  in  entertain 
ing   our   students    whenever   they   are   in    Hanover. 
Following  is  an  account  of    the    game  as  given  in  the 
Boston  Globe : 

Hanover,  N.  H.,  Sept.  30— Dartmouth  defeated 
Massachusetts  state  college  here  today,  18  to  0. 
The  latter  had  a  light  team  and  kept  practically  the 
same  eleven  In  the  whole  game,  yet  Dartmouth  had 
the  hardest  kind  of  work  to  get  two  touchdowns  in  the 
first  half  and  the  third,  made  at  the  end  of  the  second 
half,  was  won  by  Swazey  after  a  72-yard  sprint  down 
the  field.  Dartmouth  was  penalized  repeatedly  for 
being  off  side,  and  lost  territory  on  fumbles  several 
times. 

Gage  kicked  off  to  Taft  on  his  five-yard  line,  who 
ran  the  ball  in  25  yards  and  was  tackled  by  Beckett. 
Philbrick  and  Taft  were  unable  to  gain  their  distance, 
and  Cobb  punted  to  Main  on  Dar/mouth's  45-yard 
line,  who  ran  the  ball  over  the  center  line.  A  15- 
yard  run  by  Herr  and  shorter  gains  through  Massa- 
chusetts' tackles  brought  the  ball  to  Massachusetts' 
15-yard  line,  from  where  Herr  and  Rich  took  it  over, 
Main  kicking  the  goal. 

After  Cobb  had  kicked  off  to  Herr,  who  brought 
the  ball  to  Massachusetts'  53-yard  line,  Dartmouth 
by  short  gains  got  down  to  her  opponent's  two-yard 
line,  where  Rich  fumbled.  Massachusetts  then 
punted  to  Main,  who  ran  the  ball  in  15  yards  and  was 
downed  by  Barry.  Greenwood  went  in  for  Rich  and 
scored  the  second  touchdown,  Main  kicking  the  goal. 

In  the  second  half,   Massachusetts    ripped  up  Dart 
mouth's   line    and   did   good    work    on  the   defence. 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


Blatherwick  made  a  30-yard  gain  by  running  and 
being  pulled  along,  and  Swazey,  who  was  too  fast  for 
his  interference,  made  72  yards  for  a  touchdown.  It 
was  the  only  brilliant  spot  in  the  whole  game. 

Several  new  men  were  put  in  now,  Foster  for 
Swazey,  Chase  for  Dillingham  and  a  new  backfield. 
The  new  men  were  unable,  however,  to  do  damage  to 
their  opponent's  line.  Rix,  Greenwood  and  Main  did 
good  work  for  Dartmouth  in  the  backfield  and  Cobb 
and  Crosby  for  Massachusetts. 

The  summary  : 


DARTMOUTH. 

Dreyfus,  Swazey,  Foster,  1.  e. 

Bankart,  1.  t. 

McDonald.  Thayer,  1.  g. 

Dillingham,  Chase,  c. 

Gage,  M.  Smith,  r.  g. 

Laing,  Gage,  r.  t. 

Beckett,  Stearns,  r.  e. 

Glaze,  McDevitt.  Mitchell,  q.  b. 

Main,  J.  Smith,  Blatherwick,  I.  h.  b 

Herr,  Rix,  Coburn.  r.  h.  b. 

Rich,  Greenwood,  Wells,  f.  b. 

Score— Dartmouth  18,  Massachusetts  0.  Touchdowns- 
Rich.  Greenwood,  Swazey.  Goals  from  touchdowns — 
Main  2,  Blatherwick.  Umpire— Barton.  Referee— Lillard. 
Linesmen— Clough  and  Gillette.     Time— 15  m.  halves. 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

r.  e.,  Peters,  Treat 

r.  t.,  Craighead 

r.  g.,  Willis 

c,  Cutter 

1.  g,,  Johnson 

1.  t.,  Summers 

1.  e.,  Barry 

q.  b.,  Cobb 

r.  h.  b.,  Taft 

1.  h.  b.,  Philbrick 

f.  b,,  Crosby,  Brown 


Colleg?  flot?s- 


— Professor  Waugh  has  been  ill  with  the  grip  but 
is  Improving. 

—The  class  bed  which  was  made  last  spring  by  the 
graduating  class  is  in  good  order  still. 

— Professor  Cooley  and  Wellington,  '06,  have 
been  acting  as  official  judges  at  the  Barre  fair. 

— Eighty-three  freshmen  have  registered  and 
the  prospect  for  a  large  per  cent  remaining  is  good. 

— The  Experiment  Stations  were  inspected  last 
Wednesday  by  a  committee  of  men  sent  by  the 
government. 

— Chadwick,  '07,  has  been  to  Boston  in  behalf  of 
the  '07  Index.  The  Index  is  well  under  way  and  an 
excellent  book  is  anticipated. 

— The  freshmen  are  progressing  well  with  the 
preliminary  exercises  and  it  is  expected  that  they 
will  drill  with  rifles  before  long. 


-At  the  Junior   reception   of   the    Rhode   Island 

— Rogers,     06,    has  been   spending  a  few  davs._n u  ,  .       lU  ,    ~         __    ., 

v         5  ;   MWge  held  on  the  evening  of   Sept.    20,  Maurice  A. 

Boston  where  he  went  on  business.  „.,„    ..    A    ~     lf,0.      ,  .. 

Jlake.  M.  A.  C,  1904,  who  was  first  assistant  horti- 

— Prof  Babson  met  his  classes  for  the  first  tiiulturist  and  in  charge  of  athletics  at  the  college 
last  Monday.  He  has  been  spending  his  summer  luring  the  past  year,  was  presented  with  a  beautiful 
Germany  studying  the  German  language.  ilver  cup  bearing   the   following  inscription:  "Pre- 

— Major  John  Anderson  is  the  head  officer  at  ented  to  Maurice  A-  Blake  by  the  students  of  R.  I. 
Recruiting  station  at  New  Haven,  Conn.  He  s /'  **  a  token  of  their  aPPrec'ation  of  his  enthusiastic 
his  work  consists  of  keeping  Connecticut  whereLnd  W  sacrificing  efforts  in  the  behalf  of  successful 
belongs.  ithlMcs  of  this  college."     Mr.  Blake    is  to  be  com- 

,  „  illrAted  on  his  success  as  a  teacher  and  also  on  his 

-Scott  and  French,  '06,  have  returned  to  colley^  as  an  atnletic  supervisor  and  trainer 

They  were  delayed  upon  coming  back  on   account  ^ 

their  summer  work   which   was  on  a  large  farm  THE  NEW  RUSH. 

efSey'  One  of   the    oldest    college   customs   received   its 

— The  new  horticultural  building  is  being  erec:l««th  blow  this  year  when  the  College  Senate  after 
very  rapidly.  The  work  was  stopped  for  a  consicnuch  deliberation  decided  to  abolish  the  campus 
able  length  of  time  this  summer  on  account  of  ush-  A  cane,  or  perhaps  better,  a  pole  rush  has 
shortage  of  material.  It  is  expected,  however,  >>«en  substituted.  According  to  the  rules,  each  class 
the  work  will  be  completed  within  the  limits  of  in«*  UP  at  opposite  ends  of  the  campus  and  at  an 
contract.  :qual   distance   from  a  stake   planted  in  the   ground. 

-During  the  summer  the  college  barns  have  b>*  a*iven  signal,  each  class  rushes  for  the  pole  and 
painted.     The  chapel    is   also  being  repaired  nece1""8  Sta,ed   interval   the   number  of   hands  upon  it 

tating  the  stopping  of  the  clock.     As  soon    as  rep**  *unted  and  a  decis,on  is  ?iven  to  the  class    hav" 

ng  the  larger  number  of   hands  upon  It,  in  proportion 
o  the  number  present  from  each  class. 
This  year  the  sophomores  won  by  a  decisive  margin 
broke   the  small  bone   in  his  artf i  |to  20.     The  opposing  classes  lined  up  opposite 


out,  it  is  by  no  means  true  that  underhanded  and  dirty 
work   has   been   done   away   with.     Even  the  casual 
observer  must  have  noticed  that  much  of  the  old-time 
roughness  remains  yet.     We  have    heard   that  some 
of  the  powers   higher  up  were  not  at  all  pleased   with 
the    rush.     Whether   or  not    this   is  so,  it    must  be 
admitted  that  to  the  unsophisticated  freshmen  all  this 
work  is  decidedly   strenuous  and  under  these  circum- 
stances victory  for  the  sophomores  is  aimost  certain. 
These  facts  are  apparently    responsible  for  the  lack  of 
interest   displayed  by  the  students  immediately   after 
the  rush  was  over.     The  results  would  seem  to  show 
that  class  rushes,  here  at  Massachusetts,  under   fixed 
rules   are  not    regarded   favorably  by  the  undergrad- 
uates.    But  the    real   sentiment  of   the    college  can 
only  be  learned  by  the    repetition  of  the  rush  In  future 
years.     The    Senate   should  be  congratulated   for  its 
moral    courage    in  making  such  a  striking  change  in 
college  customs. 


As  soon 

upon  the  steeple  are  finished  the  clock  will  be  repa; 
and  set  going. 


while  practicing  football  on   the   campus.     He 
playing  fullback  and  was  blocked   in   such   a   mar. 
that   he   snapped   his   leg.     Dr.    Lull,   who     is 
cousin  and  who  was  near  by,  set  the  bone. 

—At  a  meeting  of  the  Fraternity  Conference  I 
recently  the  following  officers  were  elected  for 
coming  year :  President,  A.  T.  Hastings,  Q.  T. 
vice-president,  G.  Talbot  French,  *  2  K;  secre 
and  treasurer,  Wayland  Chase,  C.  S.  C.  Her 
Suhlke,  K.  2.,  was  chosen  chairman  of  the  infor 
committee. 


ther  and  55  yards   distant  from  an  eight-sided 

ix  feet  tall  and  three  and  one-half  inches  thick, 

was   placed  in  the  middle  of   the  campus.     At 

nal  both  classes   rushed  for  the  pole.     K.  E. 

1908,  was   the   first    man  to  reach  it.     For 

inutes  the  classes  struggled  and  then  the  num- 

hands   were   counted,  as   soon  as  the   Senate 

extricate     the    contestants,    with   the     result 

mentioned.     The  class  of    1908  marched  off 

mpus   In   fine   spirits   and   in   contrast  to  the 

fcized   freshmen.     The  class  of   1909  can  dis- 


CLASS  OF  1909. 
Alger,   P.  E.,  28  North  Pleasant,  Somerville 

Bardwell,  F.  R.,  John  Walsh's,        North  Brookfield 
Bamer,  B.  F.  Jr.,  John  Nash's,  Haverhill 

Bartholomew,  Miss,  Dining  Hall,   Melrose  Highlands 


-The  many   friends  of  Raymond  A.  Qulgley. \  **  *™™%  duHng  the   year  owin*  t0  this 

A.  C.  1904,   who   is   in   his  second  year  at  H        Prmr  ,,        ..    ,. 

Medical  college,  were  glad  to  hear  of   his  sue*  al,vTt  s  L  th       ""  T   T  ^ 

a    Harvard     quarterback.     Recently    the     toXTSZ'      I  ^  &u    ^^   ""*  °f 

second  team  with   Quigley  as   quarterback   defe*  |;:/bil "Y  °"  '  V  the  Col,e*e   Senate 

the  varsity  team  and  on  Saturday  last  Quigley »  ?  UnCCrta,nty  preVaUed  Un,il  the  last 
put  in  during  the  second  half  of  Harvard's  game 1 W^  a™«  ,the  f  rt'CipantS;  Whi,e  ■  ls  a 
Williams.  B         "^Jat  the   old-fashioned  -slugging"  has   been  cut 


Bartlett,  O.  C,  Thompson  House, 
Bean,  T.  W.,  82  Pleasant, 
Beebe,  J.  C,  E.  N.  Dickinson's, 
Bent,  G.  F.,  77  Pleasant, 
Briggs,  O.  B.,  112  Pleasant, 
Brown,  E.  H.,  Reilly's, 
Brown,  G.  M.,  5  Fearing, 
Burke,  E.  J.,  2  South  College, 
Caffrey,  D.  J.,  3  Fearing, 
Cardin,  P.  G.,  66  Pleasant, 
Chase,  E.  I.,  82  Pleasant, 
Codding,  G.  M.,  77  Pleasant, 
Coleman,  L.  N.,  23  North  College, 
Cook,  W.  A.,  116  Pleasant, 
Corbett,  L.  S.,  27  North  College, 
Cox,  L.  C,  15  South  College, 
Cox,  A.  E. ,  6  Nutting  Ave., 
Cromyn,  T.,  96  Pleasant, 
Crosby,  H.  P.,  9  Fearing, 
Crossman,  S.  S.,  10  North  College, 
Curran,  D.  A.,  43  Triangle, 
Cutler,  H.,  11  North  College, 


Northampton 
Hadley  Falls 
Hampden 
Milton 
Egremont 
Bridgewater 
Cambridge 
Holyoke 
Gardner 
Artemlsa,  Cuba 
Somerville 
Taunton 
Gardner 
Milton 
Jamaica  Plains 
Boston 
Maiden 

Lenox 

Needham 

Marlboro 

Westboro 


THE    COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


Eddy,  R.  S.,  116  Pleasant, 
French,  H.  W.,  2  McClellan 
Fulton,  G.  R..  3  Fearing, 
Geer,  M.  F. ,  Thompson  House, 
Geer,  W.  E.,  Thompson  House, 
Handy,  L.  M.,  96  Pleasant, 
Hathaway,  E.  F.,  87  Pleasant, 
Hayward,  W.  W.,  Goldberg's, 
Hlbbard,  M.  J.,  Home, 
Hlilman,  A.  J.,  82  Pleasant. 
Hubbard,  A.  W.,  8  North  College. 
Ide,  W.  L.,  112  Pleasant, 
Jeu,  Huan,  Mr.  Fearing's, 
Kenney,  W.  J.,  5  East  Pleasant, 
Knight,  H.  O.,  Hatch  Barn, 


Boston 

Lynn 

Springfield 

Springfield 

Worcester 

Cambridge 

Millbury 

North  Hadley 

Hardwick 

Sunderland 

Dudley 

Amherst 

Lowell 

Gardner 

Lambert,  M.  W.,  7  No.  College,  Staten  Island,  N.Y. 
Linblad,  R.  C,  5  McClellan,  North  Grafton,  N.  Y. 
Learned,  W.  H.,  82  Pleasant,  Florence 

Lull,  R.  D.,  9  Fearing,  Windsor,  Vt. 

Lyman,  A.  D.,  Forristall's,  Springfield 

Maps,  C.  H.,  77  Pleasant,  Long  Branch,  N.  J. 

Martin,  N.  L..  116  Pleasant,  Sharon 

Monahan,  J.  V.,  Goldberg's,  So.  Framingham 

Neale,  H.  J.,  16  Pleasant,  Worcester 

Noble,  H.  G.,  5  East  Pleasant,  Springfield 

Noyes,  J.,  27  North  College,  Roslindaie 

Oliver,  J.  T.,  Professor  Mills',  Dorchester 

Paddock,  C.  H.,  9  Fearing,  West  Claremont 

Parsons,  E.  R. ,  9  Fearing,  Lenox 

Pearce,  H.  D.,  12  North  College.  Worcester 

Phelps,  H.  D.,  97  Pleasant,  Springfield 

Potter,  R.,  26  North  College,  Concord 

Putnam,  C.  S.,  Dickinson's,  Jefferson 

Randolph,  Miss  L.  A.,  Belchertown 

Richardson,  G.  T.,  82  Pleasant,  Middleboro 

Sexton,  G.  F.  Worcester 

Shamiae,  G.  N.,  Amherst  House. 
Smith,  A.  H.,  7  North  College,  Nyack,  N.  Y. 

Smulyan,  M.  S.,  II  North  College,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
Stewart,  E.  S.,  14  North  College,  Royalston 

Strong,  A.  L.,  31  North  College,  Colchester,  Conn. 
Sweet.  C.  96  Pleasant,  Worcester 

Thompson.  M.  W. ,  97  Pleasant,  Halifax 

Thompson,  J.  B.,  25  North  College,  Monterey 

Trainor,  Worcester 

Treat,  C.  E,,  5  East  Pleasant  ,  Chelsea 

Tucker,  H.  W.,  9  Fearing,  Waterbury,  Conn. 


Turner,  H.  W.,  56  Pleasant, 
Wadsworth,  R.  E.,  9  Fearing. 
Warner,  F.  C,  8  North  College, 
Webb,  C.  R.,  56  Pleasant, 
Whelpley,  W.  M.,  116  Pleasant, 


Trinidad,  Cuba 

Northborc 

Sunderland 

Worcester 

Winthrop 


White,  C.  H.,  82  North  Pleasant,  Providence,  R.  I 
Willis,  L.  G.,  10  North  College,  Melrose  Highland- 
Wilson,  F.  H.,  31  North  College,  Naharv 


THE  1905  SENIOR  PROM. 

The  annual  senior  promenade  was  held  at  10. 3f 
Tuesday  evening  June  20  in  the  drill  hall.  The  hal 
was  made  into  a  veritable  fairyland  by  bunting,  palm: 
and  potted  plants,  evergreen  and  electric  lights  an: 
cozy  corners.  The  roof  of  the  building  was  almos' 
completely  hidden  by  streamers  of  white  and  ligtv 
blue  bunting,  which  were  dropped  from  the  walls  t: 
meet  in  two  festoons  in  the  center  of  the  hall.  Th: 
walls  were  banked  in  evergreen,  with  electric  light; 
interspersed  throughout.  Lights  thus  peeping  ou 
from  amid  the  evergreen  added  much  to  the  beaut 
of  the  scene.  Along  the  west  wall  of  the  building 
with  the  evergreen  for  a  background,  was  placed  ir 
large  letters  and  numbers  "Massachusetts.  1905. 
At  the  south  end  of  the  hall,  underneath  the  balcony 
were  four  large  booths,  with  corner  seats  heaped  hig- 
with  sofa  pillows.  A  large  net  hung  at  the  north  em 
of  the  hall,  covered  with  evergreen  and  bunting.  A 
the  middle  of  the  net  was  an  archway  giving  entrant 
to  a  large  alcove  where  were  corner  seats  and  eas; 
chairs.  The  roof  here  was  hidden  by  red,  white  ant 
blue  bunting. 

The  patronesses  were  seated  at  the  northwest  cor 
ner  of  the  hall,  and  were  as  follows  :  Mrs.  W.  P 
Brooks,  Mrs.  Charles  Wellington,  Mrs.  G.  E.  Stone 
Mrs.  F.  S.  Cooley,  Mrs.  W.  N.  Swain,  Mrs.  J.  E 
Whitaker.  The  Springfield  orchestral  club  furnishe: 
music,  and  was  seated  on  a  raised  platform  in  th; 
northeast  corner.  The  program  contained  24  dances 
The  committee  in  charge  was  as  follows  :  Chairman 
A.  D.  Taylor;  G.  H.  Allen,  H.  D.  Crosby,  Miss  E 
C.  Cushman,  J.  J.  Gardner,  T.  F.  Hunt,  C.  W 
Lewis.  Miss  M.  L.  Sanborn,  W.  M.  Sears,  A.  N 
Swain,  C.  L.  Whitaker.  P.  F.  Williams.  Brown  1 
Amherst  catered. 

Among  those  present  were  :  A.  T.  Taylor  and  Mis 
Lee  of  Mount   Holyoke,    Henri    Haskins   and    Mrs 


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askinsof  Amherst,  L.  S.  Walker  and  Miss  Bates  of 
mherst,  E.    F.    Gaskell  and  Miss  F.  Jones  of  New 
Banaan,  Conn.,  L.  W.  Chapman  and    Miss    Stevens 
Of  Fitchburg,  H.  D.  Crosby  and  Miss  Ephlin  of  Law- 
fence.  C.  S.  Holcomb  and  Miss  Holcomb   of  Tariff- 
le,  Conn.,  Joseph  Cook  and  Miss  Beers   of   North- 
Id,  W.  A.  Munson  and  Miss    Livers    of  Radcllffe, 
H.    Chadwick   and    Miss    S.  Livers  of   Amherst, 
J.  Reilly   and    Mrs.    Rellly   of  Amherst,  H.  M. 
Russell  and  Miss  Cobb  of  Amherst,    L.     H.    Moseley 
id  Miss  Russell  of  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  F.    L.    Yeaw 
Miss   Smith    of  Smith,    A.   N.  Swain  and  Miss 
ain   of  Smith,    J.    F.    Lyman   and  Miss  Stiles  of 
ringfield,  W.  M.  Sears  and  Miss  Tayior  of  Amherst. 
N.  Willis  and  Miss  Cathcart  of  Waltham,  C.    L. 
hitaker  and  Miss  Dodge  of  Smith,  E.  A.  Back  and 
jiss  Cushman  of  Amherst,  H.  D.  Newton  and    Miss 
vis   of    Smith,    C.    H.   Chadwick  and  Miss  Chad- 
kof  Cochituate,    E.    W.    Newhall,  Jr.  and  Miss 
lers  of  Smith,  C.  F.  Elwood  and  Miss    Newhall    of 
,n  Francisco,  Cal..  G.  W.  Patch  and    Miss   Cath- 
■rt  of  Waltham,  R.  L.  Adams  and  Miss  Mitchell   of 
Smith.    E.    P.    Mudge    and  Miss  Mudge  of  Swamp- 
■Cott.      Dr.  Collins  of  Northampton  and  Miss  Proulx 
of  Hatfield,  J.  A.  Hyslop  and    Miss  Jones  of  South 
Pramingham,  Frank  Shaw  and  Miss  Rogers  of    Bos- 
ton. J.  J  Gardner  and  Miss  Magee  of  Amherst,  G.  J. 
Jones  and   Miss   Cowls  of    Burnham's,  G.  H.  Allen 
and  Miss  Barker  of  Smith,  W.  Taft  and  Miss    San- 
born   of  Massachusetts   agricultural    college,    E.    D. 
^ilbrick   and   Miss  Sprinney  of  Somervilie,  George 
rrus  and  Miss  Barrus  of   Goshen. 


Co.  A. 
Herman  A.  Suhlke,    Captain. 
Fry  C.  Pray,  1st  Lieutenant. 
Benjamin  Strain,  2nd  Lieutenant. 
William  O.  Taft,  1st  Seargent. 
Walter  E.  Dickinson,  2nd  Seargent. 
Frances  D.  Wholley,  3rd  Seargent. 
Edwin  D.  Phllbrick,  4th  Seargent. 
Clifton  H.  Chadwick,  5th  Seargent. 
Charles  A.  Tirrell,  Corporal. 
Henry  T.  Pierce,  Corporal. 
Harry  M.  Russell,  Corporal. 
Harold  E.   Alley,  Corporal. 

Co.  B. 
George  T.   French,  Captain. 
Daniel  H.  Carey,  1st  Lieutenant. 
James  E.  Martin,  2nd  Lieutenant. 
A.  H.  M.  Wood.  1st  Seargent. 
Fred  C.  Peters,  2nd  Seargent. 
Wayland  F.  Chase,  3nd  Seargent. 
John  N.  Summers,  4th  Seargent. 
Edwin  F.  Gaskell,  5th  Seargent. 
Richard  Wellington,   Corporal. 
Edwin  H.   Scott,  Corporal. 
John  T.  Caruthers,  Corporal. 
Arthur  W.  Hall,  Jr.,  Corporal. 


LITARY  APPOINTMENTS  FOR  THE  YEAR 

1905 — 06. 

rence  E.  Hood  to  be  adjutant  with  the  rank  of  1st 
Lieut. 

Idison  T.  Hastings  to    be   quartermaster   with   the 
rank  of  1st  Lieut. 

■  Warren  Sleeper.  Office  Clerk. 

Band. 

Stanley  S.  Rogers,  Chief    Musician  with  the  rank   of 

1st  Lieut. 
Ralph  W.    Peakes,  1st  Seargent. 

is  H.  Moseley,  2nd  Seargent. 

rett  P.   Mudge.  Corporal. 

k  H.  Kennedy,  Corporal. 


MAJOR  HENRY  E.  ALVORD. 

(Biographical  Sketch  prepared  byC.  S.  Plumb,  '82.) 
Massachusetts  is  not  an  agricultural  state,  but  not- 
withstanding this,  her  entire  history  has  been  that  of  a 
commonwealth   which    has  always    contributed  to  the 
agricultural  uplift  of  the  nation.     This  has  been  done 
in  various  ways,  not  the  least  Important  of  which   has 
been  the  work  of  many  of  her  sons  as  agricultural  lead- 
ers  and    educators.      Henry   Elijah  Alvord  was  num- 
bered  among   these.     Born  In  Greenfield  on  March 
1 1 ,  1844,  he  lived  to  become  a  distinguished    citizen 
and  to  serve  his  country  and  state  well.     As  a  former 
member   of  the  faculty  of  the  Massachusetts  Agricul- 
tural   college,    It    is  eminently  fitting  that  testimonial 
should  here  be  paid  to  his  worth. 

Young  Alvord  received  an  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Greenfield,  graduating  from  the  high  school. 
From  here  he  entered  the  Norwich  military  university 
in  Vermont,  where  he  was  a  senior  student  when  the 


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} 


war  broke  out.  Enlisting  in  the  so-called  '  'student  regi- 
ment," raised  by  Gov.  Sprague  of  Rhode  Island,  he 
served  in  this  for  ninety  days,  when  he  re-enlisted  in 
the  2d  Massachusetts  cavalry.  He  took  part  in  the 
peninsula  campaign  and  saw  much  fighting,  taking 
part  in  all  of  Sheridan's  battles.  Beginning  as  a 
private  he  was  mustered  out  in  1866  as  major.  This 
same  year  he  was  appointed  a  captain  in  the  regular 
army  and  saw  much  duty  in  the  west  as  captain  in  the 
10th  regiment,  made  up  of  colored  troops.  In  1872 
he  resigned  from  the  army  to  become  administrator 
of  his  father's  estate,  who  before  his  death  had  pur- 
chased lands  in  Virginia. 

Upon  his  retirement  from  the  army,  Maj.  Alvord 
became  identified  with  agricultural  education.  He 
first  became  interested  in  farm  improvement  in  the 
development  of  the  home  estate,  and  from  the  early 
seventies,  for  over  thirty  years,  took  an  active  part  in 
agricultural  education,  especially  dairying  and  its  allied 
interests. 

For  a  time  Maj.  Alvord  taught  military  science  and 
tactics,  being  the  first  army  officer  detailed  to  the  M. 
A.  C.|  where  he  served  from  1869  to  1871.  During 
this  time  he  was  also  detailed  as  a  special  Indian 
commissioner. 

From  1881  to  1885  he  acted  as  manager  of 
Houghton  farm  at  Mountainville,  N.  Y.,  where  Mr. 
Lawson  Valentine  attempted  to  establish  what  he 
termed  the  Rothamstedof  America.  Houghton  farm 
did  not  succeed,  and  Maj.  Alvord  resigned,  and  in 
1885  was  made  professor  of  agriculture  at  M.  A.  C, 
which  position  he  held  for  two  years,  resigning  to 
become  president  of  the  Maryland  Agricultural  college 
and  the  director  of  the  experiment  station.  This 
position  he  held  until  1892,  doing  considerable  import- 
ant pioneer  work  at  that  college.  In  1893  he  went 
to  Oklahoma,  and  for  a  year  or  so  served  as  president 
of  the  agricultural  college  in  that  territory.  Along  in 
this  period  he  also  rendered  some  service  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  college. 

In  1895  Maj.  Alvord  was  invited  to  Washington  to 
organize  and  establish  a  dairy  division  in  the  burean 
of  animal  industry  of  the  United  States  department  of 
agriculture,  which  position  he  held  at  the  time  of  his 
death. 

During  the  last  twenty  years  of  his  life,  Maj.  Alvord 
was  a  familiar  figure  at  national  and  state  conventions 
of  dairymen  and  agricultural  educators.  In  1882  he 
became  a  member  of  the  society  for  the  promotion  of 
agricultural  science,  In  1884  served  as  its  president, 
and  always  took  an  active  interest  in  its  affairs.     For 


many  years  he  was  one  of  the  most  Important  attend- 
ants at  the  annual  convention  of  the  association  of 
American  agricultural  colleges  and  experiment  stations. 
As  a  member  of  its  executive  committee  for  years, 
and  one  term  as  its  president,  he  rendered  most  valua 
ble  service  in  securing  much  needed  congressional 
legislation  in  behalf  of  the  colleges  and  stations.  He 
knew  the  methods  associated  with  securing  the  needed 
help  of  members  of  congress  as  but  few  did  in  that 
association. 

Maj.  Alvord  held  membership  in  various  other 
associations,  notably  the  American  association  for  the 
advancement  of  science,  the  National  creamery 
buttermakers'  association,  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  the  Loyal  legion,  the  American  Jersey 
cattle  club,  and  some  state  organizations  devoted  to 
agriculture.  His  dignified  and  kindly  presence  was  a 
familiar  one  at  the  annual  meetings  of  these  organiza- 
tions, in  whose  work  he  took  an  active  interest.  He 
was  rated,  also,  as  one  of  the  best  judges  of  Jersey 
cattle  in  this  country,  and  in  1893  was  judge  of  the 
large  exhibit  of  this  breed  at  the  Columbian  exposition 
at  Chicago. 

In  recent  years  Maj.  Alvord  gave  close  application 
to  promoting  dairying,  in  connection  with  his  work  In 
the  department  of  agriculture.  In  1900  he  had  charge 
of  the  dairy  exhibit  of  this  government  at  the  Paris 
exposition,  where  he  also  served  as  a  member  of  the 
jury  of  awards  on  dairy  products.  Later  on,  he  was 
deputized  by  the  department  to  visit  the  important 
dairy  districts  of  France,  Denmark  and  some  other 
European  countries,  and  report  on  them  to  our  govern- 
ment, which  he  did  on  his  return  to  America. 

Major  Alvord  was  not  a  prolific  writer  or  investiga 
tor.  He  was  rather  an  organizer.  He  contributed  to 
Prof.  Sheldon's  "Dairy  Farming,"  published  in  Eng 
lang  some  twenty  years  ago,  Its  chapters  on  American 
dairying.  He  also  prepared  a  few  government  reports 
and  station  bulletins,  these  dealing  mainly  with  dairy 
subjects.  He  also  on  various  occasions  delivered 
forceful  addresses  before  agricultural  and  dairy  asso 
ciatlons,  and  for  many  years  was  a  welcome  guest  o! 
the  Massachusetts  state  board  of  agriculture  at  its 
meetings,  which  he  more  than  once  addressed. 

While  attending  the  Louisiana  Purchase  exposition 
in  September,  1904.  Maj.  Alvord  was  suddenly  taker 
ill  while  taking  a  stroll  on  "The  Pike."  He  directec 
the  securing  of  an  ambulance  and  was  removed  to  a 
hospital.  He  did  not  consider  his  condition  serious 
and  a  day  or  so  later  sent  word  to  Mr.  Sudendorf,  the 
dairy  superintendent  of  the  exposition,  that  in  a  fe» 
days  he  would  be  over  to  study  the  work  of  the  dairy, 
which  he  was  investigating.  However,  he  steadily 
grew  worse,  and  on  Oct.  1  died  In  the  hospital,  far 
from  home,  but  subject  to  tender  ministrations  of  the 
hospital  staff  and  Mr.  Sudendorf,  who  was  a  personal 
friend. 


While  not  so  well  known  to  the  younger  generation 
3f  M.  A.  C.  men,  Major  Alvord  had  a  large  circle  of 
friends   intimate  with  the  life  of  the  college.     Presi- 
dent Goodell  and  he  were  closely  associated  for  many 
fears.     In  selecting  assistants  he  always  gave  prefer- 
ence,   if   possible,  to  M.  A.  C.  men,  and  took  much 
nterest   in   their  work.     Dr.  W.  E.  Stone,  '82,  was 
Employed   at    Houghton  farm  during   part   of  Major 
Uvord's  administration,  and  Mr.  C.  B.  Lane,  also  an 
A.    C.    graduate,    was  long   his  assistant  in  the 
department  at  Washington.     Not  only  did  he  employ 
raduates    of    the   college,    but   on  more    than   one 
kccasion  threw   his    influence   towards  helping  other 
graduates  to    positions   of    importance.     It   was   the 
writer's  privilege  to  have  known  Major  Alvord  for  fully 
score  of  years,  and  to  have  received  many  courtesies 
k"om  his  hands.     He  was  a  man  of  distinguished  pres- 
ence, genial  temperament,  of  firm  but  modest  disposi- 
lon,   fine   habits,   was  moderate   and   thoughtful   in 
idress,    and  numbered  a  host  of  friends  all  over  the 
juntry.     He   did   not  hesitate  to  express  his  convic- 
ts, even  though  invoking  opposition.     One  example 
this  will  show  a  phase  of  his  character.     At  a  great 
»tional  buttermakers'    convention,  In  an  address  he 
ime   out   against   the   use   of   butter   color,    as  an 
iulterant.     This   position,   in  which  he  did  not  stand 
lone,    brought   on  his  head  a  storm  of  criticism,  but 
in  no  wise  modified  his   stand.     He   felt   that   he 
►as   right,    and  dared  to  speak  where  critics  he  knew 
fould  not  spare  him. 

Major   Alvord   was   married   in    1866   to    Martha 
|cott  Swink  of  Virginia,  who  survives  him  alone,  they 
Sver   having   had    children.     He  also   leaves   three 
Mothers,  one   in    Massachusetts,    another   in  Rhode 
pand.  and  a  third  a  professor  in  Illinois  university. 
Major  Alvord  was  a  pioneer  in  agricultural   educa- 
)n  in  America,  a  member  of  the  company  in  which 
fockbridge,    Goodell,    Goessmann,    Cook,    Kedzie, 
eal,  Sturtevant,  Johnson  and  Townshend  wor-  lead- 
spirits.     These  men   formed  the  old  guard  whose 
iks  are    now   being  so  rapidly   depleted.     They  did 
Ionian's  work  in  their  day  and  trod    unbeaten    paths 
J  make  way  for  the  rising  generation,  trained  in  the 

tfcdern  school.  Surely  the  younger  generation 
ould  honor  them  as  worthy  pioneers  in  a  glorious 
use. 

■Says  Major.    Saxton,  in  the  Army  and  Navy  Regis- 

T:  "The   epitaph    that    was  placed   upon  the  stone 

fet    marks   his   place  of   burial  in  the  Green    River 

■metery  in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  after   the  usual  dates 

1  birth   and   death,    were    these   words  of   his  own 

losing:  'Soldier,   Farmer,    Teacher.'     Surely   an 

?ropriate  epitaph  for  one  who   fulfilled  the  duties  of 

:h  position  with  such  rare  faithfulness,  fidelity  and 

lor  to  himself.  "College  and  Alumni  News. 

editor's  Notf.— Major  Alvord  left  a  large  library 


for  the  college  and  also  $5000  for  a  scholarship. 
The  income  of  this  is  to  be  given  yearly  to  some  stu- 
dent pursuing  a  dairy  course  in  the  regular  four-years 
course.  It  is  expressly  provided  that  the  student 
must  neither  smoke  nor  drink  Intoxicating  liquors. 

DANIEL  HART  ENDERTON. 

Few  persons  with  whom  the  students  of  M.  A.  C. 
have  come  in  contact  during  their  stay  in  college  are 
better  known  to  them  than  the  one  whose  name 
appears  as  the  head  of  this  sketch.  Notwithstanding 
this  fact,  few  or  none  ever  learned  his  correct  name. 
Daniel  Hart  Enderton  was  born  in  England  in  1841. 
He  died  at  his  home  on  Hillside  avenue,  Amherst, 
July  12,  1905. 

His  father,  Henry  Harrington  Enderton,  was  an 
Englishman,  and  a  clergyman  of  the  English  church. 
His  mother,  Martha  Hart,  was  a  native  of  Ireland. 
His  parents  died  when  he  was  only  nine  years  old, 
after  which  he  was  taken  Into  the  family  of  his  aunt 
on  his  mother's  side,  by  whom  he  was  brought  up  and 
given  the  name  of  Daniel  Hart. 

This  name  he  accepted,  and  retained  after  coming 
to  America,  and  so  well  had  he  become  known  by  it 
that  few  ever  knew  of  his  correct  one. 

He  was  married,  Aug.  21,  I860,  to  Margaret  Ann 
Boyle  and  to  them  nine  children  were  born. 

In  the   sixties  he  came   to   this  country,   coming 
directly   to   Amherst.     At  the  end  of  a  year  his  wife 
and  six  children  followed.     For  one  year  after  arriving 
In  Amherst  he  was  employed  by  Professor  Crowell  of 
Amherst   college.     For   the   next  four  years  he   was 
janitor  of  the  public  school  building  at  the  center  after 
which    he   started  a  home  laundry  for  the  students  of 
M.  A.  C.     For  a  period  of  thirty-three  years  he  never 
failed   to   make    his  two  weekly  trips  to  the    college. 
Certainly  a  long  period  of  faithful  service,    a  worthy 
example   for  those  with    whom  he   came  so  much  In 
contact. 

Shortly  after  his  arrival  In  this  country  there  was 
great  activity  in  the  Reform  club  movement  through- 
out the  entire  country.  He  soon  became  Interested 
in  the  work,  and  was  one  of  the  most  active  members 
of  the  local  club.  In  this  connection  his  example  was 
as  good  as  his  precept.  He  was  often  heard  to  say, 
with  a  feeling  of  just  pride  born  of  faithful  practice, 
"For   thirty  years  I  have   lived  a  strictly   temperate 


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His  associations  with  the  students  were  of  a  friendly 
nature,  and  his  example  and  influence  always  benefical. 
His  remarkable  ability  to  remember  names  and  faces, 
as  well  as  the  numerous  little  Incidents  of  college  life, 
enabled  him  to  call  each  returning  alumnus  by  name, 
extending  cordial  greetings,  coupled  with  a  bit  of  per- 
sonal   reminiscence.     His   knowledge   of   the    many 
events  of   college   life,    his   fund   of  stories  and  his 
inimitable   way   of  telling  them,    together  with   his 
repartee,  made  him  a  great  favorite  with  the  students. 
His   honesty,    frankness   and   faithfulness  made  him 
respected  and  esteemed  by  all.     He   will   be    missed 
by  all    alumni    and   former  students  who  have  been 
accustomed   to  meet  him  upon  their  return  to  M.  A. 
C.     In  the  future,  those  returning  will  not  receive  the 
cordial  welcome  they  always  have  in  the  past  from  the 
heart  and  hand  of  Daniel  Hart. 

To  the  memory  of  one  who  exemplified  in  his  dally 
life  and  conduct  the  sterling  qualities  of  honesty, 
industry   and    manfulness,  it  Is  a  pleasure  to  pen  this 

brief  sketch. 

College  and  Alumni  News. 

Sept.  1905. 

THEATER  BOOKINGS. 

ACADEMY   OF    MUSIC. 

Oct.  II,  Salisbury's  Moving  Pictures. 
14,  "Cousin  Kate." 
16,  17,  18,  20,  21,   Bennett   and     Moulton    in 

Repertoire. 
19,  Savage  English  Grand  Opera  Co. 
23.  "David  Harum." 


giving  lantern  slide  lectures  to  the  students. 

Two  papers  have  recently  been  published  by  Dr. 
Lull.  One  is  entitled  "Megaceropstyleri,  a  New 
Species  of  Titanothere  frsm  the  Bad  Lands  of  South 
Dakota. ' '  This  came  out  in  the  Journal  of  Geology 
for  July-August  and  Is  a  result  of  Dr.  Loomls's 
Amherst  College  expedition  of  1902.  The  other 
I  paper,  "The  Restoration  of  Megacerops,"  appeared 
In  the  American  Naturalist  for  July. 

Dr.  Lull's  manuscript  of  the  Monograph  on  the 
Ceratopsia  which  was  spoken  of  in  an  earlier  number 
of  the  Signal  has  been  completed  for  the  United 
States  Geological  Survey. 

In   Professor   Osborne's   article   on  "Vertebrate 
Palaeontology,"    In   the    October     Popular    Science 
Monthly,  he  speaks  of  the  work  of  Drs.    Loomls   and 
Lull. 


Alumni. 


Dtp&rtm{ivf  fio-t^s, 


ZOOLOGY. 
There  has  been  during  the  summer  great  improve- 
ment in  the  rooms  used  by  this  department.  The  labo- 
ratory formerly  used  only  in  undergraduate  work  has 
been  remodeled  and  equipment  put  in  so  that  its  capac- 
ity as  a  laboratory  has  been  considerably  enlarged. 
Apparatus  has  been  installed  so  that  post  graduate 
students  are  accommodated  there  also.  In  the  rec- 
itation room  opposite  to  the  museum  a  fine  new  wide 
angle  projecting  lens  has  been  added  to  the  stereoptl- 
can   which   will    make    it    much  more  satisfactory  in 


•85. —Charles  S.  Phelps  has  recently  been  chosen 
by  the  committee  on  publications  of  the  Litchfield 
County  (Conn.)  University  club  to  write  a  book  on 
»«  Litchfield  Agriculture,  Ancient  and  Modern." 

'87.— Edward  W.  Barrett,  M.  D.,  physician. 
Medford. 

'87. Dr.  Fred  A.  Davis,  Eye  and  Ear  Specialist, 

Denver,  Colo. 

EX. '87. — George  P.   Robinson,  Sacramento,  Cal. 

Ex-'87.— Rev.  Herbert  Judson  White,  pastor  of 
the  First  Baptist  church  at  Beverly,  for  six  years, 
resigned  Sept.  17,  to  accept  a  call  to  the  First  Bap 
tist  church  at  Tacoma,  Wash. 

'92.— Dr.  R.  P.  Lyman,  Veterinarian,  Hartford. 
Conn.,  was  re-elected  chairman  of  the  publication 
committee,  and  was  also  elected  one  of  the  vice 
presidents  of  the  American  Teterlnary  Medical  asso 
elation  at  the  meeting  held  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  the 
latter  part  of  August. 

•95. — H.  D.  Hemenway,  Director  of  the  School 
of  Horticulture,  of  the  Handicraft  Schools  of  Hart 
ford,  Conn,  sends  an  interesting  printed  pamphlet 
describing  the  eighteen  different  courses  of  stud) 
offered  at  that  school.  The  variety  of  courses  is 
designed  to  suit  various  needs,  such  as  those  of  the 
teacher,the  farmer,  or  his  son,  or  even  the  clergyman. 


'98.— Samuel  W.  Wiley,  head  of  the  laboratory 
and  chemical  department  of  the  American  Agricul- 
tural Chemical  company  for  the  district  about  Bal- 
timore. Address  "The  Kenilworth,"  339  Bloom 
St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

'99.— Bernard  H.  Smith,  Food  Inspection  Labor- 
atory, Custom  House,  Boston. 

'01.— A.  C.    Wilson,    Hotel    Britannia,   Britannia 
Beach,    Howe    Sound,     British     Columbia— In    the 
|  employ  of  the  Britannia  Copper  Syndicate,  Ltd. 

'02.— Married,  Aug.  16,  1905,  Arthur  L.  Dacy  of 
I Turner  Hill,  Ipswich,  to  Miss  Amelia  Muir  Bachman 
I  of  Dorchester. 

"02.—  The  first  reunion  of  the  class  was  held  at 
the  Amherst  House  on  the  evening  of  June  20,  the 
following  members  being  present :    Carpenter,   Cook, 

lall,  Lewis,  Morse,  and  Dacy.  H.  L.  Knight,  the 
Class  secretary,  who  was  unable  to  reach  Amherst  in 
lime   to   attend    the  reunion  was  present  at  a  meeting 

he  following  morning,  where  the  class  cup  was 
iwarded  to  Lyman  A.  Cook,  the  father  of  the  first 
boy. 

'02.—  C.  I.  Lewis,  graduate  student  in  Horticulture 
it  Cornell  University. 

'04.— -C.  H.  Griffin,  medical  student,  Barnes 
Jniverslty,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

•04.— Arthur  W.  Gilbert  has   been    elected  assist- 
ant   in    Agronomy   at    the  University  of  Maine.      He 
5gan  his  work  Sept.  I.     Address,  Orono,  Me. 

Class  of  '05. 
R.  L.  Adams,  23  Bun  St.,  Jamaica  Plains. 
G.  H.  Allen,    Worcester    Lane,    Waltham, 
forner  Conservatories. 
H.  L.  Barnes,  Assistant  Horticulturist,  R.  I 
Jllege,  Kingston,  R.  I. 

F.  A.  Bartlett,  Horticulturist,    Hampton   Institute 
|ampton,  Va. ,  Box  205. 
H.  D.  Crosby,  27  Davis  Ave.,  Rockville,  Conn. 
Miss    E.   C.    Cushman,    256    Grove    St.,   Woon 
cket,  R.  I. 

J.  J.  Gardner.  Foreman,  Littleton,  N.  H. 
JR.  P.  Gay,  Stoughton. 

|W.  B.  Hatch,  Assistant  Instructor  in  Landscape 
^rdening  and  Instructor  of  drawing.  M,  A,  C, 
"iherst. 


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C.    S.    Holcomb,    Care   Walker     Gordon    Farm, 

Charles  River. 

T.  F.  Hunt  and  N.  D.  Ingham,  California  Experi- 
ment Station,  University  of  California,  Berkley,  Cal. 
Also  studying  for  an  M.  S. 

J.  R.  Kelton,  Instructor  of  Entomology,  Botany 
and  Zoology,  Alfred  University,  Alfred,  N.  Y. 

E.  T.  Ladd,  Hatch  Experiment  Station,  Amherst. 
C.  W.  Lewis,  Melrose  Highlands.     Engaged   with 
A.  H.  Kirkland  on  the  Gypsy  Moth  Commission. 

J.  F.  Lyman,  Instructor  in  Chemistry,  Ohio  State 
University,  Columbus,  Ohio,  also  studying  for  an 
M.  S.  in  Chemistry.      1406  Neil  Ave. 

W.  A.  Munson,  Foreman  with  Metropolitan  Park 
Gommission,  Blue  Hills  Reservation,  Milton.  Hill- 
side Ave. 

E.  W.  Newhall,  309  Lansorne  Ave.,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

G.  W.  Patch,  Arlington  Heights. 
Miss  M.  L.  Sanborn,  Linden  St.,  Salem. 
W.  M.  Sears,  Franklin. 

A.  N.  Swain,  Willard's   nurseries,  Geneva,  N.  Y. 
A.  D.  Taylor,  Instructor  in    Landscape  Gardening, 
Cornell  University,  91  Wait  Ave.,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 
H.  F.  Thompson,  234  Fuller  St.,    West    Newton. 
Bertram  Tupper,  Commonwealth  Ave.  and  Valen- 
tine  Sts. ,   West    Newton.     Foreman     for     George 
Ellis. 

1      S.    Walker,    Instructor    in   Chemistry,    Pitts- 

tleld,  Mass. 

C.  L.  Whitaker,  8  Fairview  Terrace,  West  Som- 
ervllle.  In  charge  of  South  Home  District  for  Frost, 
Entomologist  and  Forester. 

P.  F.  Williams,  Hillside  St.,    Milton.     On   gypsy 

moth  commission. 

G.  N.  Willis,  Engineering  Office,  332  Main  St., 
Springfield.     Room  23. 

F.  L.  Yeaw,  Worcester  Lane,  Waltham,  Piety 
Corner  Conservatories.     Firm  of  Allen  and  Yeaw. 

Ex.'06. William  W.  Colton  has  entered  Harvard. 

Address  12  Russell  Terrace,  Arlington. 

Ex- '07.  — M iss  Veder  French  has  entered  Cornell 
university. 

Ex.'08. J.  C.  Pagliery  has  entered  the  Sopho- 
more year  at  Cornell  university  to  take  the  Agricul- 
tural course. 


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«  BOARD  OF  EDITORS. 

ADDISON  TYLER  HASTINGS,  JR.,   1906,  Edltor-in  Chief. 
RALPH  WARE  PEAKES.  1 906.  Business  Manager. 
«,,  „*  »..—  RALPH  JER0ME  WATTS.  1 907. Assistant  Business  Manager 

RLES  WALTER  CARPENTER.   1906.  Department  Notes.  EDWIN  HOBART  droTT    ,oni   ,  .        „     . 

■*NLEY  SAWYER  ROGERS.  1  906,  College  Notes.  ARTHUR  WILLIAM  m7r,Lc ?  llT™    * 

EARLE  GOODMAN  BARTLETT,  .907,  Athletics.  CLINTON  KING  ^07  ?'  **""*  N0,Ct- 

pfkBERT  L,NWOOD  WHITE.   .908.  SaSm^A^BROWNE    1908 

EDWIN  DANIELS  PHILBRICK,  1907. 


JVqm.__1I.00  per  ne.r  in  sdc.nce.    sing!,  Copi.,,  iqc      P0.t.B.  o**l4*jWnlt*tot^^^^^r^r 


Y.  M    C    A. 

Foot- Ball  Association. 
Cofage  Senate. 

ling-Room  Association, 


SIGNAL'S  DIRECTORY. 

L.  H.  Moseley,  Pres.  Athletic  Association. 

R.  W.  Peakes.   Manager.  Base-Ball  Association, 

R.  W.  Peakes.  Pres.  Nineteen  Hundred  and  Seven  Index. 

J.  E.  Martin,  Sec.  Fraternity  Conference 

Basket-ball  Association,  A.  T.  Hastings,  Manager. 


Prof.  S.  F.  Howard.  Sec. 

F.  L.  Cutter,  Manager. 

M.  H.  Clark,  Manager. 

A.  T.  Hastings,  Pres. 


Entered  as  second-class  matter,  Post  Office  at  Amherst. 
»w\n«t\«  \  ««\m«iv\,  *MrttM. 


Edrtori&l 


M/e  take  pleasure  In  announcing  the  election  of 
Ralph  J,  Watts,  1907,  of  Littleton,  to  the  Signal 
board.  Mr.  Watts  will  take  the  position  of  assistant 
manager  in  place  of  E.  D.  Philbrick,  resigned.  Mr. 
Phllbrick  will  continue  upon  the  board  as  an  associate 
3r. 

another  column   of  this  Issue  are   published  the 
I  governing  the  competition  for  the  election  of  new 


^■      . 
Edi-tbri&ls.  ,0,he  invitati°n  and   initiation  of  freshmen  into   fra- 

ternities. It  is  well  known  to  the  upper  classes  and  to 
the  alumni  that  these  rules  have  not  and  probably  will 
not  be  strictly  adhered  to.  And  it  is  also  known  only 
too  well,  the  unhappy  state  of  affairs  It  leads  to. 
This  is  a  delicate  subject  to  speak  of  but  one  that  Is 
of    the    utmost   importance   to    the    freshman   who 

I"  r.  undecidedly  wavers  when  the  critical  moment   comes 
for  hlm  t0  ch°se.     There  is  a  grave  chance  of   error 
another  column   of  this  Issue  are   published  the   !"  P^S'ng  jud*ement  uPon   tnis  question  of   working 
governing  the  competition  for  the  election  of  new    reshmen  f°r  there  are  many  deferent   ways  of   look- 

m»|  to  the  Signal  board.     We  hope  that  all  will  take      g  **  't-  °ne  "  may  Seem  Perfect|y  right  to  help 

M..^,,  u ,__       .     ..      „  and  watch  over  the  freshmen  during  the  early  part    of 

the  year  and  to  keep  constantly  in   touch  with    them, 


an  Interest  in  competing.     As  the  Signal  is  the    rep 

ptative  publication  of  the  college  we  all  should  feel 

|d  to  do  what  little  we  can  to  help  out.     What   is 

n   about   us   outside    of   college  comes   largely 

this  paper  and  so  whatever  little  one  does  he    is 

heAng  to  advertise  and  to  assist  in  the  raising  of  the 

standard  of  our  College. 


102  Main  St., 


NORTHAMPTON,  MASS        M/E  pubjish  ln  this  jssue  a  CQpy  Qf  thg  ^  ^^ 


while  to  another  this  appears  as  something  decidedly 
out  of  place.  But  the  whole  question  of  right  or 
wrong  concerning  this  matter  must  be,  we  believe, 
left  entirely  to  the  freshmen  themselves.  They  know 
the  regulations  as  set  down  by  the  fraternity  confer- 
ence and  others  and  it  Is  for  them  to  decide.  They 
will  know  if  they  are  being  approached  properly  and 
can,  understanding  this,  act  accordingly.     It  is  hoped 


II 


M 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


that  any  underhanded  spirit  of  selfishness  or  personal 
desires  will  be  done  away  with  and  that  we  all  will  act 
In  a  manner  that  will  bring  praise  upon  us,  individ- 
ually and  collectively  and  will  tend  toward  cementing 
together  the  various  interests  of  the  college.  Our 
college  can  not  afford  to  have  any  internal  fires 
smouldering  that  are  liable  to  break  out  and  destroy 
the  now  existing  feelings  of  brotherhood  that  should 
strengthen  as  the  years  roll  by. 


steady  gains  and  worked  our  ends  for  mary  yardi 
In  the  second  half,  Brown  played  many  substitutes 
and  this  weakened  their  offense,  Massachusetts  hold 
ing  them  for  downs  several  times. 

For  Brown,  Russ,  Schwartz,  and  Dennie  did  fin 
work.     Cobb  and  Taft  excelled  for  M.  A.  C.    « 

The  line-up  : 


R.   1 


/Uhletic   N°**S- 


FOOTBALL. 

The   football   squad   is  fast  rounding   into   shape. 
With  so  many  veterans  leaving  last  year  it  has  been 
a  difficult  task  to  get  a  team  that  will  work  together. 
But  this  end  comes  nearer  being  accomplished  every 
day.      Captain   Craighead   and   Coach    Keady   have 
both  put  In  all  their  time  toward  this  end  and  the  result 
is  now  being   seen.     Another    Dartmouth    man,  Mr. 
Donnelly,  who  played  full  back,  has  been  engaged  to 
coach  the  back  field.     The   difficulty  to  overcome  is 
the  lack  of  aggressiveness  and   snap  of  the  backs,  but 
Coach    Donnelly   has   done    much  in   perfecting   the 
backs  in  this   line  of   work.     Our   ends   are   weaker 
than  usual.     Most  of  the  touchdowns   scored   against 
us  have  been   made   by  long  end   runs   and  we  are 
unable   to   do    this    ourselves   and    this   brings   the 
necessity  of   line   plunging   Into   the  play   more  often 
than  is  really  practical.     But  the  squad  of  thirty-five 
men  is  daily  improving   and   better   results  are  hoped 
for  In  the  future   games.     The  schedule  is  an  excep- 
tionally  hard  one  as  the  games  come  close   together 
but  even  with  all  these  obstacles  colleges  much  larger 
than  we  are  have  hard  work  to  win  from  us. 

Brown,  24  ;  Massachusetts,  0. 

Oct.  4.  Masschusetts  met  the  strong  Brown  team 
four  days  after  the  Dartmouth  contest  and  while  we 
were  defeated  the  team  played  brilliantly  at  times. 
Our  team  was  hardly  in  fit  condition  to  meet  such  a 
team  as  Brown  has  on  the  gridiron  this  year  and 
while  our  backs  failed  to  gain  materially  our  defense 
was  fairly  rigid. 

In  the  first  half  the  Brunonians  tore  up  our  lines  for 


BROWN. 

Pryor,  Dennie,  1.  e. 

Kirley,  1,  t. 

Westervelt,  Aylers,  1.  g. 

Conklin,  c. 

Smith.  McPhee.  r.  g. 

Hazard,  MacGregor,  r.  t. 

Russ  (capt.),  r.  e. 

Schwartz.  Rackle,  q.  b. 

Welkett.  Chace.  Tinkham,  I.  h.  b 

Curtis,  Ferguson,  r.  h.  b. 

Adams,  Shields,  f.  b. 

The   summary  :  Touchdowns- 
Goals  from  touchdowns — Russ  2. 


MASSACHUSETTS 

r.  e.,  Peter 

r.  t„  Craighead  (capt 

r.  g..  Willi: 

c,  Cutte 

I.  g..  Johnsc 

1.  t.,  Thompson,  Summe 

1.  e.,  Treat.  Barr 

q   b.,  Cot 

r.  h.  b.,  French,  Ta 

1.  h.  b..  Brow 

f.  b.,  Philbric 

-Adams  2,    Dennie.   Rus: 

Safety — Brown.     Refert 


— Pulsifer    of     Bates.      Umpire — Pendleton    of    Bowdor 
Linesman— Snow  of  Brown.    Time  of  halves — 15  minutes 

Massachusetts,  1 1  ;  Rhode  Island  State,  0   down 


iSACHUSETTS. 

k.  Treat.  1.  e. 

mers.  Thompson,  1.  t. 

y.  I-  g. 

ler,  c. 

lis.  r.  g. 
head  (capt),  r.  t. 
r.  e. 
q.  b. 
s.  I.  h.  b. 
French,  r.  h.  b. 
rick,  Crosby,  f.  b. 
lore— M.  A.  C.  11,  R.  I.  State  0. 
Goal   from   touchdown— Cobb 
t.     Referee— Dr.   Collins   of   Northampton 
Martin.     Time—  i5-minute  halves. 

Williams,   12;   M.  A.  C,  0. 

the  afternoon  of  Oct.  1 1,  M.  A.  C.  met  defeat 

hands  of  Williams  at  Williamstown.    Although 

am   played  with   vengeance   and   grit  and  were 

to  seriously   batter   the   Williams   line  we  were 

b  to  score.     At  the   end  of   the  first  half    after 

battling  the  Williams  line  for  repeated  distances  time 

|called  as  we  were    rapidly   approaching  a  touch- 

Our  gains  were  made  by  straight  I 


erst. 


STATE  COLLEGE. 

r.  e.,  Smith 
r.  t.,  Harding 
r.  g.,  Crandal) 
c,  Ingalls 
I.  g..  Grinnell 
1.  t.,  Shermerhorn 
1.  e..  Mitchell 
q.  b..  Barry  (capt) 
r.  h.  b.,  Craig 
1.  h.  b..  Drew 
f.  b..  Quinn 
Touchdowns — Peters. 
Umpire— Proulx  of 
Lines- 


'5 


for  downs.  The  visitors  immediately  recovered  the 
ball  in  a  like  manner,  however,  and  again  started  for 
the  Williams  goal,  but  time  was  called  before  they 
had  reached  the  35-yard  line.  Williams'  defense 
showed  improvement  in  the  second  half,  and  Massa- 
chusetts was  forced  to  punt  soon  after  securing  the 
ball  on  the  kick-off.     Barry   secured  the  ball  on  A. 

fumble,    but  Cobb  was  again 
kick.    The  ball  changed  hands 


-as  again  compelled  to 
-  several  times,  but  Wil- 
■  «ams  finally  pushed  it  well  Into  the  agricultural  terri- 
tory, when  Robb  was  called  into  the  game  He  was 
sent  against  the  Massachusetts  line  several  times  in 
succession,  and  each  time  plunged  through  for  three 
to  five  yards,  until  C.  Brown  carried 
Captain  Bixby  kicked  both  goals. 
The  summary  : 


the   ball  over. 


~  „_,  ,u.,ju,  ,ine  bucking 

Oct.  7.     M.  A.    C.  opened  its  home   games  J    »  ™rdl'ng  by  the  backs.     Every  end  run  that  was 

defeating   Rhode    Island   State.     Both   teams   we  v  ,"•    AC-    met   wfth   serious    hindrances. 

quite  evenly   matched   and  the  contest   was   excitir  *  ""J1™    ,ou^downs   were   made  by  long  end  runs 

although    Massachusetts' goal  was  never   threatene P .„[      y'     °r   these   enabled   them  to  get   the  ball 

Our  line  was  very  rigid  but  the  back   field  lacked  f  oward  ,he  8oal-     The  handling  of   the  punts  by 

dash  that  is  essential  for  a  winning  team.  ['       ,.s   ™"   was  bad   and   resulting  in  loss  of 

Wood  received  the  kick  off  and  ran  it  back  twer  J    f  ,0r™e  Wlllia™   men.     The  features  of   the 

yards.     Taft  made  two  yards  through  tackle  and  F^J**  7  *'°C,king  of  Cur,is> .Williams'  right  end, 

■I  |    work  of  Willis,  M.  A.  C's  right  guard. 


Taft 
owing   to 


WILLIAMS. 

Elder.   1.  e. 

Bixby.  I.  t. 

Harter.  I.  g, 

Campbell.   Roberts,  c. 

Eldridge.  r.  g. 

Marshall,  r.  t. 
Curtis,  Chapman,  r.  e. 
Jaeckel,  q.  b. 
D.  Brown,  C.  Brown,  I. 
A.  Brown,  r.  h.  b. 
Bates,  Robb.  f.  b. 
Score— Williams    12. 


h.  b. 


Touchdowns — A 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

r.  e.,  Wood 
r.  t.,  Craighead 
r.  g..  Willis 
c,  Cutter 
1.  g..  Carey 
I.  t.,  Thompson 
1.  e.,  Barry,  Crossman 
q.  b.,  Cobb 
r.  h.  b.,  Taft.  French 
1.  h.  b..  Brown 
f.  b..  Philbrick,  Crosby 
Brown    and    C. 


iTTu  G°al!  ,rOIT1  ,oucnaowns-  Bixby  2.  Referee-Sug 
den  of  Harvard.  Umpire-Donnelly  of  Dartmouth.  Line! 
men — Rn««n  nf  m    a    r   „„  .   p.  _  ,  um 

O.  and  DeCamp  of  Williams 


-15-minute  halves. 


Time 


brick  bucked   guard   for  two   more.     A  cross 

failed  to  gain  but  Willis  made  four  yards  through    ■  *   st™«  *ame   'or   M.  A.  C.  but 
guard.     From  here  the  ball  was  worked  to  the  twer  ■*?       *L    u°     °P  °Ut' 
yard  line  where  Peters   made  a  run  around    right  M  "Se"s  kicked  off  a"d  Jaeckel   returned  the 

or   a   touchdown.       Cobb   kicked    the   goal.     '  heVl  h^l  ?'  2°'yard  **     Wil,,ams  sent 

ended  the  scoring  In  this  half.  ■St  !"  *?  *""**  '"  """^   Sma" 

In  the   second   half,   Cobb   toted  off  to  ^■^^ESS  ^  pIav' and  the  ba»  *a* 
Rhode    Island's   two-yard   line  who   advanced  it  ■f^*  *J2E *  ***»'  «***»* 
yards.     Massachusetts  held  and  the  visitors  Dun  PL 

Cobb. 


Massachusetts  held  and  the  visitors  punted 
By  fierce   line   plays    Massachusetts   pus: tore'ldefense 
the  ball  down  the  field  and  scored  on  Cobb's  qua  oucnd 
back  run.  he 


mcetf  Curtis,  who  cleverly 

the  way,    ran  35  yards    for  a 


sent  two  men  of  the  vis- 


|Dwn. 


Bixby  kicked  off  and  M    A.  C.  attacked 
For  Massachusetts  Willis  and  Cobb  excelled,  wtj     ™™l  °f   the  Jf a™, line    *ith  a  vengeance. 

Quinn  and  Barry  played  well  for  the  visitors.  ine  £ £j it in and  t       "*  T^  "  ™  * 

ga,ns-  and  were  making  good    headway 
The  line  up  :  'hw  *  Perultv  *  «ve  yards  enabled  Williams  to  hold 


Massachusetts,    15;   New  Hampsh.re,  0. 
On  last  Saturday  afternoon  our  team  easily  defeated 
New  Hampshire  state  college  15-0.     All  the  scoring 
was  done  In  the  first  half  but  both  M.  A.  C.  and  New 
Hampshire    came    near  scoring   In   the  second  half 
The   game  started  with  Cobb  kicking  to  New  Hamp- 
shire, who  were  obliged  to  punt  almost  at  once  ■  after 
three  minutes  of  play  French  was  sent  over  for  a  touch 
down     Cobb  failed  to  kick  the  goal.    New  Hampshire 
kicked  off  to  Crossman   who  returned  the  ball  fifteen 
yards.     M.  A.  C.  was  held  and  obliged  to  punt     New 
Hampshire   received   the    ball  on  their  own   35-yard 
Imeandfora  time  played  well  making  their  distance  at 
each  down.    But  soon  they  were  again  forced  to  punt 
Cobb  received  the  punt  and  returned  the  ball  25  yards 
Our  backs  then  tore  through  the  New  Hampshire  line 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


for   repeated    distances,    Willis   and    French    doing 
especially  fine  work.     Willis  finally  broke  through  for 
a   second   touchdown;    no   goal,    score   10-0.     New 
Hampshire  again  kicked  off  and  M.  A.  C.  by  straight 
line   bucking  and  a  few  trick  plays   advanced  the  ball 
at  a  5  yard  clip.     Cobb  was  sent  over  the  line  for  the 
third  touchdown.  With  only  one  minute  more  for  play 
MAC    again   received    the   kick-off  and  was  mak- 
ing  substantial    gains  when  time  was  called,    the  ball 
being  on  New  Hampshire's  40-yard  line. 

In  the  second  half  Massachusetts  received  the  kick 
off  but  was  forced  to  punt  to  New  Hampshire.     They 
rushed   the   ball  to  our  10-yard  line  but  were  held  for 
downs  there.     Massachusetts  pushed  the  ball  well  up 
the  field   but   was  finally   forced  to  punt.     The  ball 
changed   hands  several  times  after  this  but  M.  A.  C. 
finally  got  it  and  rushed  up  the  field  at  the  5  yard  clip 
of  the  first  half.     The  half  was  not  long  enough  how- 
ever  for   another   touchdown  and  the  game  stopped 
with   the   ball    on   New    Hampshire  one  yard   line. 
Massachusetts   played   well  during   the  whole  game. 
More  aggressiveness  and  snap  was  noticed  than  In  the 
previous   games.     Cobb,    Willis,   French  and  Cross- 
man  deserve  special  mention  for  rushing  the  ball  and 
Phllbrick  for  his  work  on  the  defensive. 
The  line  up  : — 


Collet   No**S- 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

Treat,  Clark.  1.  e. 
Summers.  Thompson.  1.  t. 
Johnson,  1.  g. 
Cutter,  c. 
Willis,  r.  g. 
Craighead  (capt.) 
Crossman,  r.  e. 
Cobb,  q.  b. 
French,  r.  h.  b. 
Philbrick,  f.  b 


r.  t. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

r.  e..  Hardy 
r.  t.,  Kimball 
1.  g..  Jenness 
c.  Noyes 
1.  g.  Campbell 
1.  t.,  Fuller 
1.  e..  Godfrey 
q.  b.  Wilking 
1.  h.  b.  Stockwell 
f.  b..  Chace 


Score-Massachusetts  agricultural  college  15.  New  Hamp- 
shire 0     Touchdowns-Cobb.   Willis   and  French.     Referee 
_Or  Collins.     Umpire-E.  Proulx.     Linesmen-Martin  and 
Johnson.     Timers-Curtis  of  Massachusetts  Agricultural  col- 
ege  and  Rane  of  New  Hampshire.     Time-20-minute  halves. 


ALUMNI  ATTENTION. 
The  1907  Index  will  be  out  approximately  on 
Dec  io,  1905.  All  changes  in  addresses  and 
other  alumni  notices  should  be  sent  in  before 
Nov.  1.  All  alumni  desiring  copies  should 
notify  M.  H.  Clark,  Jr.,  as  early  as  possible. 


-Captain  Martin's  family  have  arrived  from  New 
York  and  are  staying  at  the  Amherst  House. 

-The  members  of  the  senior  class  that  play  in  the 
college  band  are  excused  from  Military  recitation. 

—The  regular   auction   sale  of   the  reading   roorr 

magazines  and  papers  was  held  on   the  13th  of    Oct 

_A   S    Hayward,  late  of '06,has  entered  Amhers 

college'.     His  many  friends  wish  him  every   conceiv 

able  form  of  success  in  his  new  venture. 

—The  first  Informal  for  the  year  was  held  Satur 
day.  A  large  number  attended.  Details  will  h 
printed  in  the  next  issue  of  the  Signal. 

—The  flag  pole  which  was  erected  in  1867  Mr. 
down  during  a  wind  storm  last  week.  The  pole  was  c. 
on  the  college  grounds  and  was  made  from  a  hug 
white  pine  tree.  The  pole  Itself  was  one  hundred  a: 
eight  feet  high. 

—The  1907  Index  is  rapidly  assuming  form  andps 
of  it  has  already  gone  to  press.  The  board  has  be 
and  is  making  an  endeavor  to  put  out  a  book  t. 
will  reflect  credit  upon  the  college  as  well  as  upon  r 
board.  The  class  of  1908  will  soon  begin  work  up 
their  Index. 

—The  class  of  1909  have  elected  their  cu 
officers  as  follows:  President,  E.  H.  Brown 
Bridgewater;  vice-president,  C.  R.  Webb  of  W 
cester ;  secretary,  A.  D.  Lyman  of  Sprlnghe 
class  captain,  H.  P.  Crosby  of  Lenox;  class 
torian,  S.  C.  Cox  of  Boston  ;  sergeant-at-arms. 
Cutler  of  Westboro. 

—The  change  of  the  time-table  on  the  Northamp 
and  Amherst  trolley  line  has   caused  much  Inconv 
ience    lately     because    not     generally     understo 
Beginning   at  6   a.  m.    cars  will   leave  Amherst 
Northampton  every   40  minutes  until    10  p.  i.. 
is,  on  the  even  hours,  and  at  20  minutes  before 
20  minutes   after   the  odd  hours. 

—The  following  officers   were  elected  by  the 
of  1908  :  President,  John  R.  Parker   of  Poquon. 
Conn.;  vice-president,  Lloyd    W.  Chapman  of 
perell ;  secretary  and  treasurer,    Marcus    M- 
of    Maiden;  sergeant-at-arms,    Henry   C.  Chas 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


«7 


of 
of 


krampscott ;  class  captain,  Leroy  A.  Shattuck 
kpperell;  class  historian,  Parke  W.  Farrar 
^ringfield. 

-The   claas  of    1908    have    elected   their   Index 

|rd  as  follows ;    Editor-in-chief,  Marcus  M.  Browne 

[Maiden;  business  manager,    Kenneth    E.    Gillett 

Southwick;  assistant    manager,  George    C.    Cobb 

■Amherst;  associate   editors,   Herbert 


more 


vi  miiiicibi,  eu>i>ui;iaie  eauors,  Herbert  L.  W 
of  Maynard,  Allan  D.  Farrar  of  Amherst,  Henry 
pse   of    Swampscott   and    Danforth    P.   Mill* 


Worcester 
H-At   a 


White 

C. 

Miller  of 


folic 


meeting  held  by   the  class   of  1907,   the 
wing  officers  were  elected  :  President,  Frederick 
iters    of     Lenox;  vice-president,    Milford    M. 
of  Sunderland  ;  secretary,  Arthur 


Peters 
Clark 


wark   of  bunderland;  secretary,  Arthur    W.  Hlggins 
of  Westfield ;  treasurer,  John  N.  Summers  of  Cam- 
);  sergeant-at-arms,    Clinton    King   of     c— 


team    although    apparently   heavier  than  their 
opponents   was    handicapped   by    lack   of  practice  or 
some  other  delinquency  and  the  rope  kept  accumulat- 
ing with  the  1909  anchor  man  until,  at  the  end  of  the 
two    minute  interval,  it  amounted  to  twenty  feet.     In 
an  ecstacy  of  delight  the  freshmen    rushed  across  the 
campus   after  the  end  of  the  struggle    and  carried  the 
rope  to  the  drill  hall  where  it  was  cut  up  into  souvenirs. 
H.   J.    Franklin,    '03,    acted    as    referee  and  A.  V. 
Osmun,    '03,    was   timer.     The    composition  of  the 
teams  was  as  follows  .-  1908,  Bangs,  Wheeler,  Farley, 
Jones,    Johnson,    Wright;     1909,    Warner,    Willis,' 
Cox,  Bartlett,  Stewart,  Tucker. 


class  captain,  Henry  T.  Pierce  of  West  I 


Penn 

bury;    class  historian,  Earle  G.  Bartlett 
III. 


Easton, 
5st  Mill 
of  Chicago, 


SENIOR  ELECTIVES. 

D.H.Carey;   Floriculture,     Landscape,    Gardeni 
English. 


|ln  the  last  Issue  of  the  Signal  two  changes  in  the 
names  connected  with    college    work    were    omitted. 
Japt.  George  C.  Martin  will  take  charge  of  the  mili- 
tary instruction.     Capt.   Martin  is   a  graduate  of    the 
Uulversity    of    Vermont   and  served 


Amer 


srican   war  as  a  lieutenant  and 
■eft  the  Philliplnes  last  March  where 


in   the  Spanish- 

ater  as   captain. 

he  had  been 


Jng  since   the  close   of  the  war,  to   take  his   new 
>n.     Mr.  C.  A.  Whittier,  University   of  Maine, 
has  taken  Mr.  Fulton's  position  in  the  Experi- 
Statlon. 


ng, 

W.  Carpenter;  Agriculture,  Pomology, Veterinary. 

.H.Craighead;  Agriculture,  Floriculture,  Botany. 

B.    Filer;    Floriculture,    Landscape    Gardening, 
Botany. 

G.  T.  French;  Entomology,  Floriculture,   Botany. 

Gasklll  :  Agriculture,    Pomology,    Veterinary. 

T.    Hastings;     Landscape    Gardening.    English, 
Pomology. 


C 

W 

H 


E.  F. 
A.    T. 


THE  ROPE  PULL. 

annual  rope  pull  contest  between  the  two  lower 
took  place  on  the  campus  Thursday  afternoon, 
r  12th.  The  result  was,  to  the  surprise  of 
an  overwhelming  victory  for  the  freshmen  as 
on  by  twenty  feet.  During  the  afte 
ers   of   the    junior   class    mnaor.^  i„ 


I   junior   class   appeared  in  the 


rnoon  the 
usua 


ttlc  costumes   but    the    old   time  celebration  of 
day  has  apparently  ended.     Afte 


-, -.     „llcl   drill   the  dlf- 

!  classes  present.both  graduated  and  undergradu- 
egan  to  "bunch  up"  and  create  enthusiasm  with 
various    yells.     Many    other    spectators    also 
fed. 

I  the  appointed  time    the  two  teams  took  their 
>ns  within  the  reserved  enclosure.     The  sopho- 


C.  E.  Hood  ;   Entomology,  Botany,  Veterinary 

F.  H.  Kennedy;  English,  Veterinary,   Botany. 

J.    E.   Martin  ;   Landscape    Gardening,    Entomology, 
Botany. 

L.  H.  Moseley;   Botany,  Veterinary.  Floriculture. 

E.  P.   Mudge  ;   Landscape    Gardening,    Entomology, 
Floriculture. 

R.  W.  Peakes  ;  Chemistry,  German,  Botany. 

F.  C.  Pray;  English,  Chemistry,  Agriculture. 
S.  S.  Rogers;   Botany,  Veterinary,  Agriculture. 
H.  M.  Russell  ;   Entomology,  Botany,  English. 
E.  H.  Scott;   Pomology,   Botany,  Agriculture. 

0.  W.  Sleeper ;   Entomology,    Floriculture,    Botany. 

Benj.    Strain;   Engineering,     Landscape    Gardening, 
Spanish. 

H.  A.  Suhlke;  Chemistry,  Botany,  Agriculture. 

W.  O.  Taft ;   English,  Veterinary,  Botany. 

W.  C.  Tannatt ;  Engineering,  Spanish,  Geology. 

C.   A.   Tlrrell ;   Landscape    Gardening,    Entomology, 
Pomology. 

R.  Wellington  ;  Pomology,   Agriculture,  Botany. 

F.  D.  Wholley ;   Engineering,   Landscape  Gardening, 
Spanish. 

A.  H.  M.Wood;  Agriculture,  Pomology,  Veterinary. 


i8 


THE    COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


RULES  GOVERNING  COMPETITION  FOR 
THE  SIGNAL  BOARD. 

Competition   for  position    on  this   board   shall    be 
open  to  all  students  of  the    college  and    contributions 
are  solicited  at  all  times.     All  such    contributions  as 
literary  essays,  short  stories,  and  poems  shall  be  con- 
sidered in  the  election  of   new  men.     Such    articles 
however  will  not  be  published.     What  is  most  desired 
are  articles  concerning   the    work  of   the  college,  its 
aim   and   future   development,  and  so  forth.     Such 
articles  as  these  will  in  all  probability  be  published  in 
the  columns  of  this  paper.     In  addition  to  this   com- 
petition recommendations   from    the  English    depart- 
ment shall,  whenever  the  board  deems  advisable,  be 
submitted  not   later   than    March    1st.     The    list    of 
those  thus   recommended   together   with  those   who 
have  previously  contributed  shall  be  published  in  some 
latter  issue  of  The  College  Signal.     The  men  whose 
names  are  thus  published  may   then  become  eligible 
by  submitting  at  least  one  additional  article  before  the 
closing  of  the  competition,  March  21st.     The    elec- 
tion of  the  new  men  will  then  be  made,  on  the    basis 
of  merit  and  ability   from  the    list  of  those  who   thus 
become  eligible.     In  all  cases  of  doubt  the  preference 
shall   be    given    to     those    who    contribute     early. 
From  the  junior  class  there  will  be  one  more  man   to 
elect,  from  the    sophomore   class   two  men  and  from 
the  freshman  class  two. 


the  ground,  and  though  it  has  three  full  stories  as 
regards  available  space,  it  shows  only  two  and  a  half 
stories  on  the  west  and  one  and  a  half  on  the  east. 
It  will  stand  between  the  old  Stockbridge  house  and 
the  cross-walk,  fronting  both  toward  the  campus 
westward,  and  toward  the  horticultural  grounds 
eastward. 

The  basement  floor  will  contain  two  classrooms 
two  laboratories,  a  large  storage  room,  I*at  room, 
toilet  room  and  room  for  surveying  instruments.  The 
main  floor  will  have  two  off  ices, record  room,  museum 
large  laboratory  for  advanced  students,  library  and 
loggia.  The  upper  floor  has  as  its  main  feature  J 
large  drafting  room  for  the  landscape  gardening  work 
in  connection  with  which  there  is  a  commodious  ano 
practicable  classroom.  There  is  also  a  photograph 
ing  room  with  dark  room  and  private  laboratory,  anc 
a  living  room  for  a  janitor. 

The  building  is  designed  by  Mr.  W.  R.  B.  Wlli- 
cox,  a  very  successful  architect  of  public  buildings.- 
The  Cycle. 


«9 


[nonsectarlan  religious  meeting  each  week  which  a 
students   may  attend.     Those  In  the  association 
now  trying  to  bring  this  about  by   increasing  the 
cency  of  the  Thursday  evenings.     In  order   to   do 
the  topic   for  each  has  been  made  as  practical  as 
Ible  and   speakers   from     outside   are  Invited  to 
Iress  the  meetings.     It  is  Intended  that  during  this 
lege  year  there  shall  be  opportunity  made  as  far  as 
-ible  to  have  outside  speakers,  at  least   one  every 
r  week  on   either  Thursday   evenings  or  Sunday 
moons.     A  number  of  good  speakers  have  already 
ented  to  come  and  many  others  will  be  asked  as 
are  needed.     These   speakers  will    come   from 
iherst  churches,  from  churches  and  Y  M   C   A's 
In  nearby  cities   and  a  few   from  greater   distances 
Tie  other  meetings  will  for  the    most  part  be  lead  by 
students   when    topics  will  be  open  for  discussion  and 
|  which  each  may  express  his  thoughts  freely      In 
to  accomplish  this  effectively  it  is  desired  that 


THE  AUTOCRAT. 

The   Autocrat    wishes     to 


orde 


as  many  students  as  can  shall  attend  these 


meetings. 
P.,  '08. 


THE  NEW  HORTICULTURAL  BUILDING. 

No  pains  have  been  spared  to  make  the  new  Horti- 
cultural building  adequate  to  the  needs  of  the  depart- 
ment, suitable  for  the  work  to  be  done  in  it,  and  a 
credit  to  the  college.  In  many  respects  it  will  make 
a  new  record  at  M.  A.  C.  In  mere  dignity  of 
external  design— in  its  esthetic  effect— it  will  mark  a 
distinct  advance.  The  interior  arrangement  and 
design  will  be  equally  practical  and  attractive.  In 
excellence  of  construction  there  will  be  noihing  on 
the  grounds  to  rival  it  except  the  Veterinary  labora- 
tory, which  it  will  In  some  respects  surpass.  It  will 
be  fireproof  throughout.  The  building  will  be  of  red 
brick — not  pressed  brick — trimmed  in  terra  cotta,  and 
will  have  a  tile  roof.  This  last  feature  is  expected  to 
be  an  agreeable  departure  from  what  we  have  hitherto 
seen  here. 

The  building  will  be   approximately    48x72   feet  on 


ATTENTION. 

I  a  recent    meeting   of  the  fraternity   conference 

resolutions  were  drawn  up  and  adopted  : 

That  the  agreement   of   the   previous 

titer  of  working  freshmen  for  fraternity 

vhat  neglected  and  alowed  to  drift  along  Out  ,    ^^ethmen  ^  TV"'  ^^^^^ 
r    there    S   an    endeavor    being  made  to  have  r    IX^^  be 


A, 
»f< 

■esolved 


THE  COLLEGE  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

The  college  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  ha: 

started  this  year  with  a  much  larger  membership  tha. 

usual.     The   association   last   year   had  about  thir 

members  while  this  year  there  are yearly  seventy*   ,    _   |n  ^  „or|V    „esh 

For   the   past   few  years  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.   has  bes  ... 

somewhat  neglected  and  alowed  to  drift  along  but 

■*»■•*<■    mwwimn  sr 

association  become  a  potent  factor  in  the  Institu,:    "~  IXlt  ,ha,  IsT  ^  °'  "HT™  *"* 
,„   order  to  accomplished  this  a  number  o(  ehnt   for  'J, ^    ', thI    h ^"men' ?*"  h°'d '" '0rM 
are  being  brought  about.     The  conditions  admit..'  |        £  year  umM  ,h«   ,h"°  %  of  the  fali  semester 
to  active   membership  have   been   altered  so  that 
OM   become   active  members.     The  association » 
take  a  stand   this   year  for    manhood  in  the  collej 
and  should   be   at  least  respected  for  this  endeav: 
In  a  college  where  the  Y.    M.    C.    A.    has   becor 
weakened  the  standard  for  manhood  in  that  institute 
becomes  correspondingly  lower  and  thereby  the  collet 
soon  gets  a  bad   name.     The  advance  in   Bible  * 
is  one  of  the  lines  on  which  the  association  is  workir 
This  is  of  especial    importance  in  this  college  whe 
there  is  no  course   open   for   those    wishing  to  stc 
along   these   lines.     The  Y.  M.  C.  A.    has   anot* 


—  -  state  that  he  was 
called  upon  quite  unexpectedly  by  the  editor  to  con- 
tribute a  few  of  his  customary  remarks  concerning 
some  of  the  college  events  and  college  conditions  of 
this  year.  Kindly  pardon  any  mistakes  of  detail  as 
the  call  was  entirely  unexpected  and  he  was  given  only 
a  few  hours  in  which  to  write. 

The    Autocrat  believes  that  a  little  advice,  more 
than   what  has   already   been  given  to  the  freshmen 
will  not  be  out  of  place.     The  class  as  a  whole  is  now 
in  a  rather  precarious  situation.     They    believe    that 
in  the   near  future,    they  will  be  but  little   Interfered 
w.th  by  the  Sophomore    class.     This  may  be  true    or 
t  may  not  be.      However,  the  action  of  this  belief  on 
the  class  will  be  the  same.     This   fact,  together  with 
their  victory  in  the  rope-pull  contest,  and  the  freedoms 
by   this  victory,  will  cause   them  to  act  dif- 


obtalned 

ferently  than  they  other* 


soon    be 
fraternities  and  w 


of  1906. 

f  solved  further .-  That,  If  a  fraternity  desires  to 
Be  this  agreement  no  action  by  that  fraternity 
§>e  taken  in  the  matter  before  its  wish  has    been 

coiwldered  by  this  conference. 


council  of  professors  at  St.  Petersburg  has 
In  favor  of  the  unrestricted  admission  of  Jews 
university  courses  and  has  recommended  the 
ion  of  all  candidates  for  matriculation,  regard- 
the  regulation  restricting  Hebrew  students  The 
ity   shows   a  decrease  of  6 


would.     The  class   will 
:hed    by   members   of   the  different 
be  much  better  treated,  generally 
speaking,    than  they  have  during  the  past  few  weeks 
Undoubtedly   they    have  also  great  confidence  of  the 
results   of   the  class  football  game  soon  to  be  played 
All    these   facts    will    tend    toward  placing  them     in 
a   too   exalted  position.     This  Is  a  natural  conclusion 
for  them  to  arrive  at,  and  they  cannot  be  blamed  for 
But    the  Autocrat  desires  at  this  time  to  remind 


mcsc   mica.      ...<-    ..  •"•  — .  ••■  -.  vi  students  from  the 

important  duty  to  perform  here  in  this  institution  wlv  j        f  of   last  year,  the  total  number  now  registered 
is  eliminated  in  most  other  colleges.     This  is  to  h      »l  823. 


it 

them    that    they  still  hold   the    same  position  in  the 
minds   of  the  three  upper  classes  as  they  held    when 
they  first  entered   college.     Just  what  this  last  state- 
ment  refers  to  in  particular   the  freshmen  will  easily 
understand.     The  Autocrat  will  say,  however,  that  the 
freshman  class  is  composed  of  excellent  men,  and  the 
college    is   proud    of   their  presence.     It  remains  for 
them    to  hold  to  the  right    course  and    thus    keep  the 
good    will    of   the  other  students  now  in  college      If 
they    allow    members  of  the  senior   class  to  run  for 
water  at  an  emergency  call  during  a  football  game    as 
they   have    more  than  once,    they  will  rub  up  against 
serious  difficulties.     This  is  only  one  of  the  numerous 
little    incidents   that  are  liable  to  occur  In  the  future 
The   freshmen  know  themselves,  that  such  things  are 
hardly  right,and  should  be  more  careful  in  the  future 
The   Autocrat  wishes,  in  conclusion,  to  express  his 
feelings   of   certainty  that  the  class  will    Improve    as 
Individuals  as  the  weeks  roll  by  and  that  they  will  grow 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


at 


ta  the  estimation  of  the  Faculty  and   upperclassmen 
***** 
At   this  time  the  Autocrat  believes   that  it  will  be 
well  to  speak  of  the    inadequate  dormitory  and  class- 
room facilities.     The  larger  number  of  students  roonv 
ine  in  private  houses,  and  the   rearrangement   of     he 
chile   of   this  semester  to  fit  the  needs  of  the £ 
,ower   classes   is   proof  of   this  statement     Bu    he 
question   arises,    what   can  be  done  >     The  trustees 
know     as  well  as  the  students   themselves,    that  one 
large  building  to  be  used  both  as  a  dormitory  and  also 
for  classroom   purposes,  will  fill  the  requirements  as 
neatly  as  any  other  one  addition.     We  are  a  growing 
college  and  this  growth  should  be  expressed  to  the  out- 
side   world  by   material   improvements   in  this   toe. 
But  whether  the  trustees  will  look  upon  it  in  this  light 
or  not  is  something  the  Autocrat   cannot  say.     Even 
If   they  did,  the  necessary  expenses  of  such  improve- 
ments  might   cause  a  deadlock  in  the   proceedings 
The  state  does  not  seem   over  anxious  concerning  the 
welfare  of  the  college  that  bears  Its  name.     It  seems 
hard  to  admit  this  but  we  are  forced  to  because  of  the 
troubles  of  past  years  In  obtaining  what  the  col  ege  has 
asked  in  the  way  of  financial  aid.     This  who  e  ques- 
tion is  being  approached  in  the  way  in  which  the   stu- 
dents  look   upon  it.     There  is,  of  course,  the  other 
side   to   it      Just  what  this  other  side  may  consist  of 
the  Autocrat  in  his  state  of  ignorance  cannot  say,  but 
he   has  authority  to  say  that  the  editor  of  the  Signal 
will   be   only  too  glad  to  be   Informed  by  such  gentle- 
men as  understand  the  situation.     This   Is  written  at 
this   time   to  bring  to  the  attention  of  those  in  power 
just  what  the  students  of  the  college  feel  about  the  con- 
struction of  any  new   buildings.     They   believe,    the, 
Autocrat   can  safely  say,  that  such   new  buildings  as 
those  devoted  to  agriculture  and   experimental   work 
should   not  come   before   the   erection   of   buildings 
devoted  exclusively  to  the  comforts  and  privileges  that 
all  college  men  should  enjoy  and  that  we  so  manifestly 
lack. 


Bowdoln  college  begun  Its  103d  year  with  a  fresh- 
man class  numbering  seventy-seven.  President 
Hyde  delivered  his  opening  address  at  the  chapel, 
after  which  the  annual  rush  between  the  freshmen 
and  sophomores  took  place  on  the  campus,  1909 
being  victorious. 


THE  BIBLE  STUDY  MOVEMENT  IN  AMER- 
ICAN COLLEGES. 

At  first  sight,  one  would  perhaps  not  expect  to  find 
many  s.udems  engaged  ,n  Blble  stud,  ye.  dur.ng    he 
last  iew  years  there  has  been  a  remarkable  movemen 
oltn*  sort  in  the  colleges  of  the  United   States  and 
Canada.     1.  began  In  ,886  when  seventy  Insututlo  s 

.ported    ,354    ^ ^^^  Jc^ 
423   institutions   reported     15,yvu    men 
The   next   year   there  were  25,260  students  enrolled 
and   for  the   college  year  which  ended  last  June  the 
total  was  30,199  In  572  Institutions. 

It  is  interesting  to  see  the  number  of  men  in  our 
busiest  institution  who  find  that  Bible  study  repays 
them   for   the  time    it   take,     At ^  West  Point    fo 

instance,    out   of  the   470    men  there  last  year   22- 

5  men  at    Iowa 
were  enrolled  In  classes,     ui  w» 
State  college,  584  were  in  these  classes.     The  enro 
ment  at  the  University  of  Illinois  was  over   600   a n 
there   are   large   numbers   of  men  in  this  work  at  al 
the  leading  colleges  of  the  country. 

Over  1 900  fraternity  men  have  been  in  group  meetings 
at  the  chapter  houses,  while  nearly  700  of  these  have 
been   class  presidents,  members  of  teams  or  others 

prominent  in  student  life. 

It  is  not  strange  that  this  movement  occupies  s. 
large  a  place  in  American  student  life.  The  course 
used  are  especially  adapted  to  college  men  and  th 
plan  of  daily  study  of  the  Bible  at  first  hand,  togethe 
with  a  weekly  group  meeting  for  frank  discussion  unde 
a  student  leader,  is  one  that  appeals  to  ^dents_ 

Everyone  admits  the  tremendous  value  of  the  Bib, 
as  a  means  of  culture   and   of  mental  training 
has  profoundly   affected  the   thought   and  life  of. 
European  peoples  and  no  man  has  a  right  to  cons.dt 
himself  well  educated,  who  Is  not  conversant   with 

This  scholarly   and   practical   study  feeds  a  man 
spiritual   life  and  keeps   him   from  becoming  a  me 
intellectual  machine.     At   the  same  time  it  Is  a  * 
euard   against   the   serious   temptations   to  vice,  fc 
honesty  and  lazy  selfishness  which  beset  everyone 

us  at  times.  . 

A  good  start  has  been  made  In  this  work  at  the  Mas. 

chusetts  Agricultural  college  this  fall.  Mr.Franklin- 

help   in   directing   the   work   and  it  is  important :* 

every  man  who  can  possibly  make  time  for  It     sh«. 

take  some  part  in  this  interesting  and  helpful  form 


student  life.  For  not  only  does  Bible  study  train 
men's  minds  bat  it  makes  them  better  gentlemen  by 
jpholding  the  ideal  life  of  purity,  courage  and  truth 
| which  the  "strong  Son  of  God"  lived  for  men. 

Kenneth  C.   MacArthur,  Harvard,  '05. 


Dfp&r4m{n4r  JMot?s. 


FOODS  AND  FEEDING. 
This   department  of  the    Station    is   continuing  its 
vestigations   relative   to  the   value   of  Porto    Rico 
olasses  as  a  food  for  farm  stock.     Digestion  exper- 
ents  under  different  conditions  are    in    progress    as 
ell  as  an  experiment  with  dairy  cows. 
Several  changes  in  the  staff   have    recently   taken 
lace.      The    position    of     cattli     food     and    dairy 
tpector,  made  vacant  by  the    resignation    of   Albert 
rsons,    '04,  who   accepted   a  position  as  assistant 
superintendent  at  Hood  Farm,  has  been  filled  by   the 
eppointment  of  Frank  G.  Helyar,  University   of   Ver- 
mont.   '05.     Mr.    Helyer   is   now   engaged  with  the 
*tumn  inspection  of  concentrated  feeds. 
J.  G.  Cook,  '03,  has  accepted  a  position  as  super- 
intendent of  the  dairy  and  vegetable  farm  belonging  to 
D.  Cook  &  Co.,  the  well  known    Boston   caterers. 
is  address  is  Norfolk.     His  place  has  been  filled  by 
iy  M.  Gaskill  of  the  1905  dairy  course. 
LE.  S.  Fulton  of  the  laboratory  staff  has   secured   a 
position  with    Dr.    F.   G.    Benedict   of  Middletown, 
Conn.,  who  is  in  charge  of  the  special  food  Investiga- 
tions for  the  U.  S.  Department   of  Agriculture.     He 
will  assist  in  the  operation  of  the  respiration  calorlme- 
in  the  chemical  analysis  of   foods,   and   gases   of 
iration.     H.    L.    Knight   and  T.   M.  Carpenter, 
A.  C.men,  are  also  in  the  employ  of  Dr.  Benedict, 
urlng  the  summer  E.  B.  Holland  spent  a  vacation 
Canada,  going   as   far   north   as   Quebec.     P.  H. 
Ith   remained    in    Amherst    during  the  summer, 
Iy  engaged  in  station  work,  but  has  recently  spent 
a  vacation   at    Provincetown.     He   tells   large    fish 
stories. 

B.  R.  Parker,  '04,  and  A.  C.  Gulel   are   continu- 
ously  occupied   with   the   testing   of  pure  bred  dairy 

HORTICULTURE, 
he  construction  of  the  new  horticulture  building  is 
1  progressing  In  fine  shape.     The   building  begins 


to  assume  proportions  and  the  favorable  weather  has 
given  the  workmen  a  grand  opportunity  to  push  the 
work  rapidly.  The  sewage  pipes  are  laid  and  the 
heating  connections  are  nearly  completed.  Rough 
grading  will  be  carried  on  about  the  grounds  this  fall 
and  the  inside  furnishings  have  been  looked  up.  All 
those  who  are  interested  in  the  horticulture  courses 
will  be  glad  to  know  that  we  will  probably  be  able  to 
use  the  building  next  semester. 

The  thing  of  which  this  department  Is  most  proud 
next  to  the  new  building  is  the  peach  crop  which  has 
just  been  gathered.  About  one  thousand  baskets  of 
delicious  fruit  were  harvested  which  Is  the  largest 
amount  ever  grown  here.  The  dwarf  orchard  also, 
of  apples,  pears,  peaches,  and  plums  gave  a  very  sat- 
isfactory yield  of  fine  specimens. 

Additions  have  been  made  to  the  Landscape  Gar- 
dening equipment  in  the  way  of  new  instruments. 
They  are,  a  fine  engineer's  transit,  a  plane  table,  a 
Batson  sketching  case  and  a  new  sketching  table 
designed  by  Professor  Waugh  which  is  doubtless  the 
best  thing  out. 

Mr.  Canning  went  to  Hartford  last  Thurdsay  and 
procured  some  nice  plants  for  the  use  of  the  depart- 
ment and  for  the  floriculture  class. 

At  the  Senior  Horticultural  seminar  held  Friday 
morning  Mr.  Canning  gave  to  the  class  a  very  inter- 
esting account  of  his  trip  to  England  this  summer. 
He  gave  glowing  accounts  of  English  gardens,  parks, 
window-gardens  and  flowers,  hav  ing  visited  a  large 
number  of  model  public  and  private  parks  In  that 
country.  These  seminars,  by  the  way,  are  held  every 
Friday  morning  and  are  a  most  Interesting  and  Instruc- 
tive exercise.  Either  some  member  of  the  class  or 
someone  outside  who  is  called  in,  addresses  the  sem- 
inar in  an  informal  way  after  which  the  meeting  is 
open  to  the  house  for  discussion. 

At  the  first  meeting  of  the  Senior  Horticultural 
Seminar  held  on  Oct.  6,  Professor  Waugh  gave  a 
very  interesting  lecture  on  "  Manual  Training  In  Hor- 
ticulture." He  first  gave  a  brief  history  of  the 
growth  of  manual  work  in  connection  with  theoretical 
work  and  of  the  reasons  prompting  Its  growth.  He 
then  spoke  of  the  four  administrative  methods  as  now 
practised.  The  first,  so  called  Michigan  method 
carried  on  at  the  Michigan  Agricultural  college,  con- 
sists of  requiring  a  definite  minimum  amount  of  work 


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33 


(or  students.     The  second,  known  as  the    Pennsylva- 
nia method  practised  at  the  Pennsylvania   Sta  e ,   coU 
lege  consists  of  laboratory  work  runn.ng  parallel  to  the 
theoretical  work.     The  third,  known   as   the   Cornell 
method,  practised   at   Cornell,    consists   of  giving ;   a 
chance   for   the   choice   of   the   so  called  handicraft 
courses.       These   courses   to   stand   independent  of 
other  courses.     The  fourth,  known  as   the    M.  A.  C. 
method,  practised  at  this  college  consists    of  carrying 
T  the   work  on  a  business  basis.     This  is  obv.ously 
the  best   of  the   four  as  It  brings  the  student  in  con- 
tact with  the  practical  and  business  side   of   horticul- 
ture     Professor  Waugh  then  spoke  of  the  usefulness 
of  this  practical  work  urging  the   students   to  partici- 
pate if  possible  stating  that  every  encouragement    and 
help  would   be   given   them.     The  lecture  was  well 
given  and  proved  decidingly  instructive. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL. 
The  new  addition  built  on  to  the  insectary  this  sum- 
mer has  been  completed  and  a  great  improvement    is 
thereby  affected  over  the  old  cramped  quarters^     The 
undergraduate  laboratory  has  been  nearly   doubled    in 
capacity   as   also  have  the  rooms   upstairs,   additions 
beingplaced  upon  the  Junior  lecture  room  and  the post- 
graduate laboratory  which  will  doubtless  be  f.  led   this 
winder      An  office  or  Professor's  room  has  also  been 
added,  leaving  the  old  room  formerly  used  in  part   for 
at  purpose,  to  be  used  only  as  a  store   room      The 
most  attractive  addition  from  the  outside  is   the   new 
greenhouse.     This   Is   much   larger   and  higher  than 
the   old   and   has   a   rounding  roof,  making  It  a  very 
attractive   structure.     It   will   be  used  to  experiment 
on   fumigating  for  insects   which  attack  greenhouse 
crops  such  as  tomatoes,  cucumbers,  etc.    and   ough 
to   prove  of  Immense   value   to  market  gardeners  of 
the  state.  


Alumni. 


Among  the  summer  improvements  at    Brown  uni- 
versiTy  is  the  restoration  of  old  University  hall  erected 
in  7770   to  Its  original  appearance.     Daring  the  craze 
or  stucco   in  1855  the  brick  walls  were  covered   with 
a   coat   of    olive   green.        This   coating  has    been 
Amoved   and  the  bricks  stained  a  dark  color   to   give 
item   the  appearance   of   age.     In  the  windows  24 
smS   pane?  have  been  substituted  for  the  four  large 
i„rm-rlv  there      The  belfry  has  been  raised  22 
PXVT  conform   to   old   pictures   of  the  building 
The   chimneys   hTve   been  restored  to  their  original 
2-  ana7he  woodwork  painted  colonial  white. 


'76  — G.  A.  Parker,  formerly  superintendent  of 
Keeny  Park,  Hartford,  has  now  been  appointed  super- 
tendent  of  all  the  parks  of   the  city. 

78.— J.  F.  Hunt,  27  State  St.,  Boston,  superin- 
tendent of  the  Brazer  Building. 

'90— Jose    M.    Herrero,   after  whose  name  in  the 
Index  has  been  printed  for  several  years  "died  at   the 
hands  of  the  Spaniards,"  is  alive,  residing  in  Havana, 
Cuba   and  is  associate  editor  of  the  leading  paper   on 
the   island,    the   Diario   de  la   Marina.     Just  before 
January  1st  President  Goodell  received  from    him    a 
New  Years  card.     In  reply  to  a   letter  sent    him    he 
says  in  part  that  since  leaving  Amherst  In  1891 ,    sev- 
eral months  after  graduation,  he  returned  to  his  home 
in  Cuba,   where    he   was  successfully  engaged  in  the 
sugar   business  at   Jovellanos  up   to  1895.     At  that 
time  his  sugar  plantation  and  equipment  were  destroyed 
by  fire       From  this  time  on  he  served  in  the  quarter- 
master's department   of   the   Spanish  army   until  the 
close  of  the  war,  in  1898,  at  which  time    he   secured 
the  position  he  now  holds.     Mr.  Herrero   expects   to 
attend  Commencement  at  his  Alma  Mater    in    1906, 

'90  —Henry  J.  Field,  for  several  years  associate 
justice  of  the  Franklin  county  district  court,  received 
through  Governor  Bates  the  appointment  of  justice, 
to  succeed  Edward  E.  Lyman,  with  whom  he  haa 
served  as  associate  for  a  number  of  years. 

'01.— The  class  of  1901  will  hold  Us  first  reunion 
in  June  1906.  A  card  has  just  been  published  giv- 
ing the  address  of  every  member.wlth  his  occupation, 
and  the  following  notice  concerning  the  reunion: 
-Everybody  bear  it  in  mind  and  be  sure  and  be  pres- 
ent. The  married  members  will  be  expected  to  bring 
their  wives  and  families." 

-01.— P.  C.  Brooks,  General  Chemical  Co.,  Fore- 
man of  the   Silicate  of    Soda    Department,    Hege- 

wisch,  111. 

•01  — T   F.  Cooke,  Estimating  Department  of  the 
Stanley  Electric  Co.,  183  Elm  St.,  Pittsfield. 

'01.—  W.  C.  Dickerman,   101    Hope   St.,    Provi- 

dence,  R.  !• 

•01.— Charles  L.  Rice  made  a  short  visit  to  college 

last  week. 


'01. — E.  S  Gamwell,  Milk  Inspector,  Tester  and 
Bacteriologist  for  the  Faust  Creamery  and  Supply 
House,  257  South  4th  West  St.,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah,  home  address,  Pittsfield. 

'01. — James  B.  Henry,  Attorney  at  Law,  50  State 
St.,  Hartford,  Conn. 

'03. — M.  H.  West  recently   visited  college.     Mr. 
[West  has  accepted  a  position   as   first   assistant  land- 
scape architect  for  Lincoln  Park  System  in  Chicago. 

'03.— S.  C.  Bacon,  417  West  22d  St.,  New  York 
:ity. 

'04.— M.  F.  Ahem,    Appointed   coach  of   athletic 
^eamsof  Kansas  Agricultural  College,  by  the  trustees, 
Yith   a   liberal   salary,    is  still  in  charge  of  the  green- 
houses of   the  college. 

'04. — "Stub"  Raymoth,  Landscape  Architect  at 
pvansville,  III. 

'05.— H.    D.    Crosby   has  taken  charge  of  green- 
)uses  in  a  large  estate  in  Thompson,  Conn. 

'05. — M.  L.  Sanborne  employed  in  Vaughan's 
Jeed  Store,  New  York  City. 

'05.— P.  F.  Williams,  Metropolitan  Park  Reserva- 
Jn,  Milton. 


lrvt?rcoll?gi&'te. 


Yale  has  a  total  attendance  this  year  of  3,300, 

The  graduating  class  at  Kansas  university  this  year 
imbers  190. 

The   high   school   fraternities    in  Illinois   are  to  be 
jroughly  investigated  between  now  and  next  May. 
I  There    is   talk  at  Tufts  of  abolishing  the  flag  rush 
kd  substituting  something  less  dangerous  in  its  place. 

[The   undergraduates   at   Cornell   are   publishing  a 
Jly  paper   of   eight   pages.     It   is  called  the  Cornell 

Tufts  has   a  police  squad  of   eight  men   from    the 
upper  classes  to  take  charge  at  all  practice  games 
their  campus  as  well  as  at  their  regular  games. 

new  fire-house  has  been  built  on  the  campus  at 
imford  university,  and  will  be  manned  by  a  corps 
students  who  will  be  trained  in  practical  fire-fighting 


Young  Men's  Clothing 

With  all  the  "  Kinks  of  Fashion  " 
and  plenty  of  assortment    .-.     .•. 

THAT'S  US. 


Haynes  &  Co., 

Always  Reliable. 


Springfield, 


Mass 


trF»-*ro-r»A.TE 


Shoe  Repairing  Neatly  Done. 

TERMS    STRICTLY    CASH. 

n\    wr.   sloan, 

Amherst,  Mass. 


E.    I).  I'FIILBRICK,  '07. 


Edwards,  "C 


A  Full  Line  of 

Students'   Supplies 


AT   TUF. 


COLLEGE  STOKE, 


ROOM   ai    NORTH    COLLEGE, 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


v  claims  to  have  : 
*T!1  ZlZZL  of   Ne*  York  city.     They  send 
liquid  air  P^**** hJl  to  aU  parts  of  the  United 
this  liquid  air   from   there  to  au  pax» 

States. — Bx.  ,„„.-» 

^   rhi««  now  has  a  new  ectiefe 

secretaries.  meUi-ai   mo»> 

,„  ,o  MM  Christian  ««k— »■ 

which  wffi  be  inscribed  on  the  be... 

n ka.    ooened   its   twenty-sevr 

Radciitfe   coOege  nas    ...    - 

year,  the  er.:-.:  "5  "  I  »■    ""T^.  ,s  ■    ----- 

1  .  Radc      -    *J>»  be  occupied  w  «o 

the   soca.  rwsw.. 

first  time  tnis  year.  

The  authorities  of   the   Unive:: 
cowderinf  the   adv  1        _...    ... 

three  per  cent,  of  the 

the   university   promised  to  pve  M  J  «■*- 

the  recommendation. 

.„♦  ««  mad*  last  June  of  a  got  ot 
The  announcement  was  m  dasa 

aadem  loan  fund  !«  the >***™         T^jtwrsno. 

shows  a  decrease  or  «  freshman 

i.atvear   the  total  number  being  B2 J.      i« 
w  ^  Zr  is  target  than  that  of  last  year   by  one, 
class  this  year  b  t»*ir  women  s  col- 

year  being  196. 

indication*  point  to   a  iarge  * 
IndtcaiKaa   k-  ^^^  regulations  gov- 

~ll  possihlymofe  than  ,000.     New r-gu  » 

^Zw  fees  so  into  effect  Ml  fall.     For  tne 
emir*  students  ««  «?    (ee  o(  $s  Is  required  c<   all 

r  ,?>?"■  »nT  heTee  for  advanced  deFeesfrorn 
^"  t  =01^  of  «l  .*»*■  Is  UK^ased 
fromJUS"*150*^"' 


Wen  d»wn  town  call   i*  <>*  t>" 

AMHEPST  CO  OF  STOPE. 


^nooery,  Books,  Gent,'  Furn- 

i»hing»,  General  College 

Supplies. 


WHAT  ARE    THEY? 
The  best  Confections  mad*. 


^HO-rooRAi-HisR, 

High  Grade  Work. 
A  Specialty  of  College  CI***. 

.       SOBTHAMPTOS,  mass 
1 101  MaimSW,    -        * 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


VOL.     XVI. 


AMHERST.     MASS..     NOVEMBER 


1905 


NO. 


Published  Fortnightly  by  Students  of  the  Massachusetts  Agricultural  College. 
Studenu  «nd  Alumni  «r»  requested  to  contribute.    Communications  should  be  sddressed.  Collboi  Sigmau  Amhmst,  Mass.    Th«  Siowal  wul  be 
lent  te  ail  subscribers  until  its  discontinuance  is  ordered  and  arrears  are  paid.    Subscribers  who  do  not  recede  their  paper  regularly  are  requested  to 
notify  the  Business  Manager , 

BOARD  OF  EDITORS. 

ADDISON  TYLER  HASTINGS,  JR..  1906.  Edltor-in  Chief. 

RALPH  WARE  PEAKES.  1 906,  Business  Manager. 

RALPH  JEROME  WATTS.  1907.  Assistant  Business  Manager. 
CHARLES  WALTER  CARPENTER.  1906.  Department  Notes.  EDWIN  HOBART  SCOTT.  1906.  Intercollegiate. 

STANLEY  SAWYER  ROCERS.1906.  College  Notes.  ARTHUR  WILLIAM  HICGINS.  1907.  Alumni  Notes. 

EARLE  GOODMAN  BARTLETT,  1907.  Athletics  CLINTON  KING.  1907. 

HERBERT  LINWOOD  WHITE,   1908.  MARCUS  METCALF  BROWNE    1908. 

EDWIN  DANIELS  PHILBR1CK,  1907. 


Term*:  «1.00  par  tur  in  adeanca.    Singl-  Copiaa,  10c.      Potttgs  oaf ide  of  United  StaUi  and  Canada.  2»c.  ertra. 


Y.  M.  C  A. 

Foot-Ball  Association 
College  Senate. 
Readicg-Room  Association, 


SIGNAL'S  DIRECTORY. 

L.  H.  Moseley.  Pres.  Athletic  Association. 

R.  W.  Peakes,   Manager.  Base-Ball  Association. 

R.  W.  Peakes,  Pres.  Nineteen  Hundred  and  Seven  Index 

J.  E.  Martin.  Sec.  Fraternity  Conference. 

Basket-ball  Association,  A.  T.  Hastings.  Manager. 


Prof.  S.  F   Howard,  Sec. 
F.  L.  Cutter.  Manager . 
M.  H.  Clark.  Manager 
A.  T.  Hastings.  Pres 


Entered  as  second-class  matter,  Post  Office  at  Amherst. 


Edi-tb  rials. 


Much  dissatisfaction  is  felt  among  the  students  In 
the  matter  of  filling  the  positions  of  janitorships  and 
waitershlps  that  are  available  as  a  financial  help  to 
deserving  students.  There  is  no  question  that  it 
should  be  the  athletic  men  who  should  fill  these 
positions.  This  is  the  only  way  in  which  the  college 
can  help  those  men  whose  spare  time  is  spent  on  the 
athletic  field.  But  the  question  naturally  arises,  who 
among  the  athletic  men  are  most  worthy  to  fill  these 
position?  We  have  a  plan  that  Is  by  no  means 
original  with  us.  by  which  this  difficulty  can  be 
met.  We  refer  to  the  idea  of  establishing  a  special 
committee  to  consist  of  the  managers  and  captains  of 
the  football,  baseball  and  basket  ball  teams  to  pick  out 
the  men  most  deserving  of  help  and  to  report  these 
I  names  either  to  the  athletic  board  or  to  the  proper 
authorities  for  employing  them.  If  such  a  committee 
were  established,  the  men  they  choose  should  be 
accepted  without  question  as  such  a  committee  would 
1  represent  the  desires  of  the  student    body  as  a   whole 


on  this  question.  We  submit  this  scheme  for  what  it 
is  worth,  to  the  students  and  faculty  hoping  that  it 
will  meet  with  their  approval. 


The  college  life  of  this  year  has  been  marked  by  a 
decided  lack  of  enthusiasm  in  college  spirit  on  the 
part  of  the  students.  No  real  cause  can  be  assigned 
for  this  in  our  minds,  but  some  of  the  reasons  for  it 
are  plainly  seen.  Perhaps  the  most  obvious  reason 
is  due  to  the  indifference  which  the  senior  class  has 
shown.  They  should  be  the  ones  to  set  things  hum- 
ming and  to  keep  them  humming.  Just  why  the 
seniors  have  allowed  such  a  condition  of  affairs  is 
hard  to  state.  We  believe  that  it  is  partly  due  to 
the  fact  that  our  football  team  is  not  quite  up  to  the 
standard  of  previous  years  and  what  is  more,  the  one 
game  of  previous  seasons  which  always  excited  so 
much  interest  and  enthusiasm  is  not  or.  the  schedule. 
But  even  these  facts  should  not  account  for  the  lifeless 
conditions  now  existing.  The  absence  of  any  cheering 
or  singing  on  the  campus  during  football  practice  Is 
disheartening.     At  the  beginning    of  the   season   the 


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Tngs  of  the  students  directly  after   chapel  exc.  r***^  ^  twQ  weeks  ag0.     a  strong  ^^  ^  ^ 


FOOTBALL. 


would  bt  to  start  singing  and  cfhecrm« JT"~  rcistt  possible  for  them  ^  ^  ^  has 

!-   landed.     In    the   article    entitled       wi    g     last  tw0   games  of   the   season 


the 

reference  is  made  to  a   scheme  wmcn   we  ..school  and   Tuns  ana  The  Training 

„lvlng  one  da,   s«  «*/*""^  iu^hu-tu  "        ^jd  Tufts  *  Med.ord  on  Nov.  24.     It  * 
under  an  appropriate  name   »™c*o"  ....,„,.«  nossible   and  a  large 

Day,  or  M.   A.   C.       ay,  o 


call  to   mind 

has  done  for 
what    our  college   stands   for.  what     _   n* 

u       and  what  it  will  do  for   us  now  in   college,  ana 
others  and  what  >t  w.  side  Qf    our 

^^S^^«-  carried  on  as  a   gala 
CdaCwUhP^y  ofJusic  and  hilarious  freedom^ 
Ending  with  good  fellowship  among  a        Speaks 


good  games  are  bound  to  result. 

Bates    16;  Massachusetts,  0. 

rnir-^^V^arSpea^l^ 

deal  ol  interest,     w  „ecessary  to       C°,    , '  "...  0,  ,he  field  before  being  downed.  A 

if  '« <-  »av>»bl«._____ and  Cobb  pun  ed  »  Kendall.  ^  »    ^  ^   fc  ^ 

Per  the  first  time  In  the  history  of   Yale   universit ,  gain  and  Ph,  plung«s  the  ball  was 

For  the  firs  urn  w  sclenM|lc  school  to  40-yard  line.     By        «  on  ,  (um. 

SrtS.tr.  "nfa^mlc   department.     The  pushed £^T2-  *-«  passes  which 

recently   announced   officially   as  o™.  Ceeded  in  placing  the  ball  on  our  oy*< 

"eld   department   the  freshman    attendance  figures  ceeded^  gm     Connors  Kicked  the  goal 

have  climbed  above  400. 


M.  A.   C. 

r.  e.,  Crossman 

r.  t..  Craighead 

r.  g.,  Willis 

c,  Cutter 

1.  g..  Colt 

I.  t..  Farley 

1.  e..  Clark 

q.  b„  Cobb 

r.  h.  b.,  French 

1.  h.  b..  Warner 

f.  b..  Philbrick 


Massachusetts  started  with  a  rush  and  tore  large 
holes  in  Bates  line,  advancing  the  ball  from  our  20- 
yard  line  to  Bates  10-yard  line  when  time  was  called. 

In  the  second  half  Massachusetts  rushed  the  ball 
over  eighty  yards  but  failed  to  score  on  each  occa- 
sion. Bates  scored  again  in  this  period  on  a  criss- 
cross play  in  which  Kendall  hurdled  a  tackier  in 
beautiful  style. 

The  line-up  and  summary  :• — 

BATES. 

Brown,  Mahoney,  I.  e. 
Schumacher,  I.  t. 
Jackson,  I.  g. 
Thurston.  Davis,  c. 
Johnson,  r.  g. 
Foster,  r.  t. 
Holman,  Doyle,  r.  e. 
Wight.  Hull.  q.  b. 
Rufus,  Fraser,  1.  h.  b. 
Kendall,  r.  h.  b. 
Connor,  Phillips,  f.  b. 

Score— Bates    16,    M.  A.  C.  0,     Touchdowns— Kendall   2. 
Connor.     Goal    from    touchdown — Connor.     Umpire — War- 
ren of  Colby.     Referee— Clement  of   Auburn.     Linesmen- 
Harris  and  Thompson.     Time— 20  and  15-minute  halves. 
M.  A.   C.  2nd.,  0;  Holyoke  High  School  0. 
The   second  team  played  Holyoke  high  school  last 
Friday   on    the    Holyoke  grounds  and  were  unable  to 
score  against  them,  although  they  came  near  making 
a    touchdown      on      two    occasions.         LaBreque, 
Holyoke's      temporary      captain,     kicked     off     for 
Holyoke    at    the   start.     Tirrell    made  a  short    gain 
for    M.  A.  C,    which  was  followed  by  a  35-yard  punt. 
Maxfield  captured  the  ball  for  Holyoke,  but  dropped  it 
upon  being  tackled  and  a  M.  A.  C.  player  pounced  on 
the  ball.      M.  A.  C.  was  then  held  for  downs.      Ken- 
nedy carried  the  ball  through  right  tackle  for  5  yards. 
LaBreque   followed    with  an  8-yard  run.     The  game 
went    merrily   on,  and  when  time  was   called  the  ball 
jwas  on  the  Holyoke  5  yard  line. 

In  the  second  half  Capt.  James   Lee   appeared   on 
|the  gridiron  with  a   football    uniform,  as   did    Ernest 
ILee,  the  team's  quarterback.     This  half  was    not    so 
jinteresting  as  the   first,    although    good    football   was 
exhibited  by  both  teams.     Tirrell  kicked  off  to    Ken- 
nedy, who  advanced  the  ball   about    10   yards.   '  Hol- 
|roke  was  held  for  downs;  then  the  M.  A.  C.  seconds 
'ere  held  for  downs.     After   an   exchange    of   punts 
lime  was  called  with  the  score  0  to  0. 


This  is  the  first  of  the  games  to  be  played  by  this 
second  team.  As  many  others  will  follow  as  can  be 
had,  Better  results  will  appear  as  the  team  gets 
better  organized. 

The  line-up  : — 

HOLYOKE  HIGH. 

Shea,  1.  e. 
J.  Lynch,  1.  t. 
F.  Lynch.  1.  g. 
Cain,  c. 

Horrigan,  Baulne,  r.  g. 
Dibble,  r.  t. 
Tardy,  r.  e. 
Maxfield.  E.  Lee,  q.  b. 
Baulne.  J.  Lee.  I.  h.  b. 
La  Breque,  r.  h.  b. 
Kennedy,  f.  b. 
Score— Holyoke  0,    Amherst    0. 


M.  A.  C.   SECOND. 

r.  e..  Wood 

r.  t..  Summers 

r.  g.,  Wheldon 

c,  Anderson 

1.  g.,  Jones 

I.  t.,  Thompson 

1.  e.,  Treat 

q.  b.,  Blake 

r.  h.  b.,  Pray 

I.  h.  b..  O'Donnell 

f.  b..  Tirrell 

Umpire — Kennedy    of 


M.  A.  C.     Referees— J.    Lee,    O'Neil.     Linesmen— Filer  of 
Amherst.  Reid  of  Holyoke.     Time— 15-minute  halves. 


BASKETBALL- 

A  special  attempt  will  be  made  this  year  to  arouse 
a  great  deal  of  interest  in  basketball.  The  schedule 
has  been  nearly  completed  and  includes  about  twenty 
games,  ten  of  them  being  home  games.  Most  of  the 
games  are  with  colleges  much  larger  than  we  are  and 
in  order  to  make  any  kind  of  a  showing  we  must  have 
a  strong  team  and  plenty  of  players.  In  order  to 
more  thoroughly  accomplish  this  the  squad  will  be 
first  called  out  on  the  evening  of  Nov.  15.  The  first 
game  comes  on  Dec.  8,  a  few  days  after  the  Thanks- 
giving recess,  and  tnerefore,  much  must  be  done 
before  Thanksgiving.  A  series  of  class  games  will 
be  arranged  by  the  manager  in  order  to  arouse  more 
enthusiasm  and  to  develop  players.  If  the  support  of 
the  student  body  can  be  gained  the  coming  basketball 
season  will,  without  doubt,  be  more  successful  and 
interesting  than  they  have  been  in  previous  seasons. 


TRACK  ATHLETICS. 

During  the  time  the  present  board  has  had  charge 
of  the  Signal  the  subject  of  track  athletics  In  this 
college  has  been  agitated  as  much  as  possible.  The 
first  articles  to  appear  ir.  the  columns  of  the  Signal 
were  the  cause  of  merriment  and  laughter  among  the 
students,  followed  by  remarks  concerning  the  useless 
ness  of  trying  to  re-establish  a  track  team  here  in 
college.      But  as    time    went    on   and   more    articles 


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appeared   these   things   gave   place  to   more   or  less 
interest  and  enthusiasm  on   the   part  of   the   students 
and  faculty.     The  class  of   1908  took  the  matter  into 
their  hands  and  had  a  preliminary  track   field  every- 
thing but   made.     The   close   of   the   college  year, 
coming  so  close   upon  the  fulfillment  of   their   plans, 
necessarily   prevented  them  from  accomplishing  what 
they  should  have.     During  this   year  the  Signal  will 
continue  to  keep   the   attention  of   the   students   and 
faculty  on  this   subject.     We  hope  for  results,  but  in 
order  to  obtain   any,  the   enthusiasm  of   the   student 
body  must  be  aroused. 

The  new  year  has  brought  in  a  class  which  has  lots 
of  good   track    material  In  it.     It  is  very  evident  that 
this  material  cannot  be  used.     The  only  way  In  which 
this  material    can  be  used  as  a  help  to  the   college  Is 
to  have  a  track   field.     The   money   for  such  a  field 
has  been  already  obtained  and  is  under  the  very  vigi- 
lent  care  of   a  special   track  committee,  composed 
of  members  of   the  faculty  and  trustees.     There  Is  a 
good  deal  of  satisfaction  In  knowing  this  much  but  we 
can  hardly   expect  them  to  go  ahead  and  establish  a 
field  until  they  get  real  genuine  proof  that  the  student 
body  desires  such  an  addition  and  will  stand  ready  to 
support  it      The  Signal  believes  that  such  an  interest 
does   exist  and   only   needs  to  be  stirred  to  action  to 
become    manifest.       One   way  to   arouse    Interest 
which  would  be  at  once  simple  and   effective,  would 
be  to  arrange  for  an  athletic   meet   between   the  two 
lower   classes,    members  from  both   classes   having 
already   expressed  a  desire   to  participate  in  such  a 
contest.     This  would  show  at  once  both  a  part  of  the 
n  aerial  which  now  exists  and  what  support  the  stu- 
dent body  would  be  willing  to  give.     If  the  committee 
could  see  that  we  really  mean  to  do  something  toward 
developing  a  team  under  adverse   conditions  and  that 
our   enthusiasm    was   strong,    they   would    then   be 
assured  that  the  time  has  arrived  for  the  construction 
of  the  track   field,  and  would  in  all  probability,  beg.n 
at  once. 


During  the  summer  the  Supreme  Court  of  Massa- 
chusetts handed  down  a  decision  to  the  effect  that  the 
Institute  of  Technology  may  not  sell  the  land  on 
which  Its  buildings  now  stand.  This  decision  practi- 
cally  struck  a  death  blow  to  the  proposed  merger 
between  Tech  and  Harvard.—  Ex. 


STUDENT  MISSIONARY  CONFERENCE. 

The  third  Connecticut    Valley  Student    Missionary 
conference  was  held  at  Mt.  Holyoke   college  chapel. 
South  Hadley.  Oct.  20  and  21.      115  delegates  from 
the  various  colleges  and  universities  in  the  Connecti- 
cut Valley  were  In  attendance  besides  272  registering 
from  Mt.  Holyoke.     The   opening   service   was  held 
on  Friday   evening   at  7-30.     Miss    Harriett   Allyn, 
general   secretary  of   the  Mt.  Holyoke  college  Y.  M. 
C   A.,  gave  an   address  of   welcome   which  was  fol- 
lowed by  an  address  by  Rev.  Arthur  S.  Lloyd,  D.  D., 
secretary  of  the  Board  of    Missions  of   the  Protestant 
Episcopal   church.     The    Saturday    morning  session 
opened  at  9-30   with   prayer  by  President   Wboley  of 
Mt    Holyoke.     Rev.  S.  M.  Zwemer  of  Arabia  then 
made  an  appeal  for  Arabia,  speaking  of  her  needs  and 
the  qualifications  required  for  work  there.      He  stated 
that  there  were  22  missionaries  there  for  8,000,000 
people.     This   was   followed   by   short   addresses  as 
follows     "How  to  interest  students  in  mission  study," 
Mt   Holyoke  college;  "  How  to  raise  money  for  mis- 
sions "  Yale   university,    Berkeley    Divinity   school; 
-How  to  conduct   the   meetings  of   the    missionary 
society  so  as  to  keep  up  the  interest  and  attendance," 
Mt    Hermon  school ;   -What  practical  work  does  the 
mission  study  class  aim  to  establish,  and  what  are  the 
results?"    Northfleld     seminary,     Amherst   college, 
-Why  do  not    more    students    join    mission    study 
classes,  where   does  the  fault  He?"    Trinity   college, 
Williams  college.     At  1 1-30  a  question  box  was  con 
ducted  by   Rev.  Harland  P.  Beach   of   the  Student 
Volunteer   movement.     The   afternoon   was  devoted 
to  a  general  missionary  service  with  three  addresses. 
The  first  was  by   J.  B.  Rodgers  of  the    Presbyterian 
Board  who  spoke  on  -The    Philippines."     The  sec- 
ond  address  was   by    Rev.    Harland   P.  Beach   on 
-China."     He  spoke   of   how   the   Chinese  looked 
upon  new  things   being   introduced    into  the  country, 
the  disposition  of   the   people   and   their    respect   for 
missionaries.     The  last   address  was  on  "Japan"  by 
Rev.  H.  St.  George  Tucker  of  the  Episcopal  Board, 
president  of  St.  Paul's   college,    Tokio,  Japan.     The 
meeting  was  adjourned  at  4  p.  m. 

Massachusetts  was  represented  by  five  delegates  : 
L  H.  Moseley  and  C.  E.  Hood.  '06,  J.  R.  Parker 
and  A    D.  Farrar.  '08.  and  C.  H.  White.  '09. 

F..  "08. 


Colleg?   Notts- 


— Morse.  '02,  spent  a  few  hours  at  college  last  week 

— Colton,  Ex- '06,  made  a  short  visit  to  college 
last  week. 

— F.  C.  Pray,  '06,  entertained  his  brother  here  at 
college  a  few  days  ago. 

— J.  Curtis  and  K.  Gillett,  '08,  have  been  spending 
a  few  days  at  Dartmouth  college. 

— French,  '06,  was  unexpectedly  visited  by  his 
father  who  remained  with  him  several  days. 

—It  is  expected  that  the  1907  Index  will  be  out  on 
time  unless  something  unexpectedly  turns  up. 

— The  cider  mill  has  started  up  much  to  the  satis- 
faction of  the  students  who  are  putting  it  to  good  use. 

—Flint,  '08,  spent  a  few  days  at  the  Alpha  Rho 
chapter  of  the  Kappa  Sigma  fraternity  at  Bowdoln 
college. 

— Mr.  Blrnwell,  a  graduate  of  Baker  college  in 
Kansas,  Is  doing  some  classification  work  for  Dr. 
Fern  aid. 

— Chase,  '07,  who  has  been  confined  to  his  room 
for  several  days  on  account  of  a  sprained  ankle  is  with 
us  again. 

— The  game  that  was  to  be  played  with  Andover  on 
Saturday  last  was  postponed  until  yesterday  at  the 
request  of  the  Andover  manager. 

—Prof,  and  Mrs.  W.  P.  Brooks  and  Mrs.  Welling- 
ton attended  the  funeral  services  for  Mrs.  Levi  Stock- 
bridge  held  in  Springfield,  Oct.  20. 

— The  next  informal  will  be  held  Saturday,  Novem- 
ber 4th.  We  are  anticipating  a  large  number  to 
attend  as  the  last  dance  was  a  great  success. 

— Willis,  '09.  had  the  misfortune  to  break  his  nose 
in  a  football  scrimmage  recently.  This  Is  not  serious 
enough  however,  to  keep  him  from  the  squad. 

—Peters,  '07,  who  was  hurt  in  the  Rhode  Island 
game  is  improving  slowly.  We  are  all  sorry  that  he 
will  not  be  able  to  play  again  this  season  for  he  was 
one  of  our  best  players. 

—The  class  of  1 909  easily  defeated  a  South  Hadley 
footfall  team  on  the  campus  on  Saturday.  Oct.  22nd. 
It  is  evident  that  there  Is  more  football  material  in  the 
freshmen  class  than  we  are  aware  of. 


— The  many  friends  of  Mr.  Canavan,  both  In 
Amherst  and  away  were  grieved  to  hear  of  the  death 
of  his  wife.  Mr.  Canavan  has  the  heartfelt  sympathy 
of  the  students,  alumni  and  faculty  for  his  loss. 

—Acting  President  W.  P.  Brooks  was  one  of  the 
speakers  at  a  hearing  given  at  Springfield  on  Wednes- 
day, Oct,  18,  before  the  state  commission  to  examine 
into  the  need  of  state  Industrial  and  training  schools. 
He  spoke  particularly  in  favor  of  agricultural  education 
and  his  remarks  were  listened  to  with  great  attention. 

— At  a  meeting  of  the  senior  class  the  following 
officers  were  elected  :  President,  C.  E.  Hood  of 
Millis;  vice-president,  H.  M.  Russell  of  Bridgeport, 
Conn;  secretary  and  treasurer,  R.  Wellington  of 
Waltham  ;  class  historian,  F.  D.Wholley  of  Cohasset  ; 
sergeant-at  arms,  W.  O.  Taft  of  Pepperell ;  class 
captain,  D.  H.  Carey  of  Rockland. 

— The  following  promotions  and  appointments  of 
officers  and  non-commissioned  officers  have  been 
made  :  Batallion  sergeant  major,  George  W.  Sleeper ; 
ordinance  sergeant,  J.  N.  Summers;  color  sergeants 
C.  A.  Tirrell  and  H.  M.  Russell;  corporals,  H.  B. 
Filer,  R.D.  Whitmarsb.W.  W.Brown,  C.  S.  Gillett ; 
J.  H.  Walker,  C.  B.  Tompson,  J.  O.  Chapman,  C. 
King,  R.  J.  Watts,  T.  A.  Barry;  2nd  lieutenant, 
A.  H.  M.  Wood;  sergeants,  R.  Wellington,  A.  W. 
Hall,  Jr. 


INFORMAL  DANCE. 

The  first  informal  dance  of  the  year  was  held  in  the 
drill  hall  Oct.  14th.  After  watching  New  Hampshire 
go  down  to  defeat  a  large  number  made  for  the  drill 
hall  where  from  fivs  to  nine  jolly  good  fellowship 
reigned  supreme.  Tne  hall  was  decorated  with  bunt 
ing   and  tropical  plants  from  the  college  greenhouses. 

Some  of  the  New  Hampshire  boys  stayed  to  the 
dance  and  from  all  reports  consider  the  M.  A.  C. 
informals  quite  the  thing  for  a  good  time. 

Mrs.  W.  P.  Brooks  and  Mrs.  G.  E.  Martin  received 
aided  by  Miss  Lasby  of  South  Hadley  and  Miss  Eliot 
of  Northampton. 

The  committee  in  charge  were  Herman  A.  Suhlke 
chairman,  Henry  T.  Pierce,  Richard  Wellington  and 
Jesse  G.  Curtis. 

Among  those  present  were  :  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  D. 
Hasklns  of  Amherst,  Capt.  and  Mrs.  G.  E.    Martin  of 


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Amherst   G.  E.  Proulx  of  Amherst  and  Miss  Holyoke, 
*  H  , yoke,  G.  N.  Willis  of  Springfield  and  Miss  Lee 
of  Mt.  Holyoke,F.L.Yeaw  of  Waltham  andMiss  Smith 
o  Smith,  M.A.  Blake  of  Amherst  and  Miss  Raymond 
of  Mt.  Holyoke,  G.  N.  Searle  of  Westfield  and    Miss 
WUson   of   South    Hadley,    Prof.   F.    A.   Waugh  of 
Tmherst     Prof.    Rane  of  New  Hampshire  State  col- 
^e     E     H     Forestall  of  Amherst,  N.  A.  Connoley 
of  Dartmouth,  and  W.  V.  Tower  of  Amherst 

The  New  Hampshire  boys  who  stayed  for  the |  dance 
were  Mr.  Bachelor  and  Miss  Shauks  of  Smith  Mr 
Batchelor  and  Miss  Starky  of  Mt.  Holyoke  Mr.  Huse 
!n  Miss  Whitcomb  of  Holyoke,  Mr  Ingham  and 
Miss  Steel  of  Mt.  Holyoke,  Mr.  Godfrey  and  Mis 
Brownell  of  Smith,  Mr.  Jenness  and  M  ss  Nel :of 
of  Smith,    Mr.    Campbell  and  Miss  Wheelock  of  Mt. 

"  Thfundergraduatespresent  were  G.  T-  French  and 
Miss  Noland  of  Hatfeld,  C.  E.  Hood  and  Miss   Clark 
of  M,  Holyoke.     H.  M.  Russell  and  Miss  Farnswoth 
of  Holyoke,  R.  W.  Peakes  and  Miss  Brown  of  Smith, 
H    A   Suhlke  and  Miss   Carlton   of    Holyoke,  F   G 
Pray   and   Miss   Hall   of    Amherst.  E.  H.  Scott  and 
MTs     French   of   Smith.    E.    F.    Gaskell   and    Miss 
Knight   of  Peiham.    Richard   Wellington    and    Miss 
Selll  of    Mt.    Holyoke,  C.H.Chadwick  an     Miss 
Uversof    Amherst,  M.  H.  Clark  and  Miss  Lmber 
of  Amherst,  F.  C.  Peters  and  Miss  Love  of  Mt.  Hol- 
yoke   E    D    Philbrlck  and  Miss  Harcourt  of  Boston, 
H    T    Pierce  and  Miss  Mclntyre  of  Chicopee,  C.  F 
Alien  and  Miss  Waldo  of  Mt.  Holyoke,  J.  A.  Ander 

£-nfMis^^ 

yoke   '  K."   E.    Gillett  and  Miss  Mae  of  Mt.   Holyoke, 
R.    Parker  and  Miss  Phillips  of  Mt.  Holyoke    R. 
H    lackson  and  Miss  Whittemore  of  Mt  Holyoke    R. 
D     Whtmarsh   and    Miss    Drake  of  New  Hartford 
Conn     E     H.   Brown  and  Miss  Crawford  of  Mt    Hol- 
vokeG     M.    Codding  and  Miss  Anderson  0   North- 
s/onC    H    Paddock   and   Miss   Lull  of  Windsor, 
v7  A    H-'  Smith  and  Miss  Parsons  of  Northampton, 
H    N I    Tucker   and    Miss    Robinson  of  Smith    R.  E. 
Wadsworth   and    Miss  Butler  of  Smith.  P.  G.  Cardin 
and  R.  E.  Alger. 

Music   was  furnished    by   Warner  s   orchestra    of 
Northampton  and  Brown  of  Amherst  catered. 


Y.  M.  C.  A. 

The   attendance  at  the  weekly  prayer  meetings   on 
Thursday  night.,  Is  not  what  it  should   b.     W  th    an 
enrollment   of  seventy-five,  there  ought  to  be  a  leas 
fifty  men  at  every  meeting.     At  present   nearly   as 
1L men   who  are  not  members,  attend  as  regularly 
^racL    members.     ««*•*" 
that   the   active  members  are  not  doing  their  duty. 
For  It  is  the  duty  of  every  active  member  to   attend 
and   take   some  part,  other   than   singing,    in    every 

"^remark  Is  often  made  among  the  students  her. 

tha   our  college  lacks  the  advantages  that  some  of  the 

1   colleges  enjoy  In  that  we  have  so  few  speakers 

lack  even  more  than  this,     we  ' 

"turning   out"    in    good    numbers,    on   those   lew 
0    "Ions,   when   we    do  have  speakers  come     er. 
Nothing  hurts   the  name  of  our  college  as  to  have  a 
^speaker  come  here  and  talk  ,0  a  dozen  men  out 

:Hodav  s'herefore  "up  tons"  t  we  wou.d  have 

°more  Vantages  , 0  make  the  most  o.  the  few  we  now 

have. 


COLLEGE  SPIRIT. 

There  Is  probably  not  one  of  us  but  what  sits  down 

in   a  while  to  think  things   over.-noth.ng  in 

ran  c    ar   bu    things  in   general,  those  things   which 

P      7  cart  of  our  daily   life,  and  in   truth  the   very 

are   a   part  ot  j  in  such  a   state 

?:::  ¥££?•  £  *«~  <°  -  • such-. 

IT  every  true  son  0.   dear  old   "Mass'chussetts 
that  every  tru  ^  ^  <,xls„ng 

should  stop  on  e  ,      •  of  ^ 

Z?Z£  ^a-  ^  -»  "*  be  b'"erf 
T  nod  a  college  spirit  worthy  of  cur  alma  mate, 
°° Z :  we  a  01 d icientin  giving  her  all  the  bono, 
°l  !  ,  her  due?  Our  answers  will  vary  according  to 
Z  ly  we  e„ne  college  spirit.  I.  by  coleg. 
■  L  mean  the  animated  excitement  which 
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diamond,  we  have  nothing  to  fear.  Mass'chusetts 
teams  never  lacked  a  hearty  yell  and  good  cheer 
toward  victory.  This  sort  ot  spirit  is  found  every- 
where where  an  atheletlc  contest  is  taking  place. 
But  If  we  mean,  besides  this  outward  show  of  enthus- 
iasm, the  spirit  which  animates  the  student  body  as  a 
whole,  as  classes,  or  as  individuals,  to  do  the  best 
they  can  for  the  sake  of  the  college,  then  we  have  a 
different  proposition  to  solve. 

In  every  college,  we  find  three  kinds  of  spirit : 
Fraternity,  Class,  and  College  spirit,  and  in  M.  A. 
C.  we  find  them  ranking  in  the  above  order.  This 
is  no  doubt  true  in  many  other  colleges,  but  it  is  evi 
dent  that  such  a  ranking  is  not  for  the  best.  The 
doctrine  which  says  "My  fraternity,  my  class,  and 
then  my  college,"  is  bound  to  meet  with  the  very 
opposition  which  it  embodies.  Do  we,  at  M.  A.  C. 
always  stop  to  think  of  this?  There  is  not  a 
fraternity  man  in  college  who  is  not  proud  to  display 
the  emblem  which  means  so  much  to  him,  and  we 
admire  him  for  his  devotion,  but  when  it  comes  to 
allowing  his  loyalty  to  override  his  best,  unprejudiced, 
judgement,  we  cannot  help  but  feel  that  there  should 
be  a  higher  and  dominant  spirit  which  always  says 
"Put  in  the  best  man,  whether  he  be  my  fraternity 
brother,  or  yours."  We  have  seen  jealous  displays 
of  power  in  our  college  affairs,  and  know  from  exper- 
ience that  such  enterprizes  come  pretty  near  being 
failures.  Men  don't  come  out  well  for  a  team  when 
they  know  that  a  partisan  spirit  governs  the  choice  of 
players.  It  is  hard  to  collect  taxes  when  a  selfish 
management  is  in  charge.  The  true  fraternity  spirit 
is  that  which  always  looks  to  the  good  of  the  college, 
and  anything  else  is  rank  disloyalty. 

And  then  comes  the  more  delicate  question  of  class 
spirit.  Is  it  the  true  college  spirit  which  says  "My 
class  is  the  best ;  It  can  defeat  yours  any  day,"  or  that 
which  says  "I  believe  my  class  is  the  best,  but  let's 
all  pull  together  for  the  good  of  the  college? ' '  Is 
It  the  true  college  spirit  which  says  to  the  erring 
freshmen  "You  shall  pay  for  this,"  or  that  which  says 
"My  friend,  you've  made  a  mistake  ;  things  will  be 
more  satisfactory  on  all  sides  if  you  begin  over  and 
start  right."  We  all  make  our  mistakes.  There 
are  questions  upon  which  our  different  temperaments 
cause  us  to  think  differently,  but  which,  neverthelesss, 
are   well   worth   serious    consideration.     Class  spirit 


is  all  right,  and  indeed  everything  to  be  desired, 
when  it  is  confined  to  the  proper  channels,  but  when  It 
is  unrestricted,  it  endangers  the  college  spirit  which 
should  always  have  precedence.  Just  what  these 
confinements  are,  however,    is  not   for  a  few  to  say. 

And  now  we  come  to  an  easier  and  much  more 
pleasant  question  to  discuss.  Do  we  get  together 
often  enough  to  sing  the  praises  of  our  Alma  Mater? 
There  ought  to  be  one  day,  or  at  least  part  of  a  day, 
set  aside  every  year  in  which  to  call  to  mind  what  our 
college  stands  for,  the  work  It  has  done,  both  athe- 
letically  and  scientifically,  and  to  listen  to  those  who 
have  graduated  in  years  past,  as  they  tell  us  what  the 
college  has  done  for  them  and  is  still  able  to  do  for 
us,  If  we  but  give  her  a  chance.  Such  a  gathering, 
properly  conducted  and  with  appropriate  celebrations, 
would  get  us  together  with  a  spirit  and  will  for  the 
year's  work  which  would  be  a  long  time  in  wearing 
off,  and  which  would  promise  better  success  for  the 
whole  college    course. 

It  seems  to  me  that  some  of  these  questions  are 
worth  considering.  If  not,  let  us  pass  them  by,  and 
forget  that  there  ever  might  be  something  better  than 
that  which  is.  Old  Mass'chusetts  Is  by  no  means 
suffering  from  lack  of  enthusiam,  but  the  question 
is,  might  it  not  be  a  little  more  marked  and  better 
directed  than  that  which  we  boast  of  now. 


COLLEGE  INFORMALS. 

The  second  college  Informal  dance  will  be  held 
Saturday  afternoon  at  4  30  in  the  Drill  hall.  Many 
have  misunderstood  as  to  the  management  and  purpose 
of  these  informals  and  it  may  be  well  to  have  a  few 
words  of  explanation  given.  The  college  informals 
were  begun  at  Masssachusettsafew  years  ago  In  order 
that  the  social  side  of  college  life  might  be  better 
promoted.  Before  this  time  only  the  Junior  and  Sen- 
ior promenades  and  previous  to  these  the  military 
ball,  were  the  only  principal  social  functions  held  at 
the  college.  These  informals  are  under  the  manage- 
ment of  the  fraternity  conference  and  the  proceeds, 
if  any,  go  towards  the  college  athletics.  It  is  desired 
that  they  be  as  they  were  started,  college  Informals, 
not  informals  for  one  fraternity,  or  for  only  the  fraterni- 
ties, or  for  the  three  upper  classes,  but  informals  for 
the  whole  college.  There  Is  this  year  as  formerly  a 
reluctance   on   the   part   of  some  of  the  students  to 


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THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


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take  part.  This  is  especially  true  of  the  Freshmen 
who  often  hesitate  fearing  to  become  conspicuous. 
It  is  hoped  however  that  they  will  not  let  this  inter- 
fere and  that  all  those  who  possibly  can  will  attend  the 
informals  and  thus  promote  this  department  of  college 
life.  F-''08" 


D*p&rtmtivf  fJot*s. 


The  Landscape  division  of  the  Junior  class  enjoyed 
a  slightly  different  form  of  exercise  in  Arboriculture  on 
the  afternoon  of  the  27th.     Mr.  Canning   took   them 
down  town  and  they  visited  the  homes  of  Mr.  Heaton 
and    Professor   Morse.     On    both   of    these  estates, 
especially   on   that   of  Mr.    Heaton,  there  was  a  fine 
collection  of  plants  trees  and  shrubs,  and  under  such 
an  enthusiastic  teacher  as  Mr.  Canning  the  trip   was 
not  only  pleasant  but  very  Instructive. 
BOTANY. 
Dr.  Stone  recently  took  the  members  of  the  senior 
botany   class   on  a  trip  to  South  Manchester  to  view 
the  work  of  tree  doctoring  done  by  M.  H.  West,  '03. 
VEGETABLE      PHYSIOLOGY       AND 
PATHOLOGY. 
This  department  has  devoted  much  attention  during 
the  summer  to  studying  the  effects  of  copper  sulphate 
on  the   plant   life   of  ponds.     Certain   low   forms  of 
plant   life  such   as  algae   often    Infest  reservoirs  and 
ponds  to  such   an   extent   as,  to  not  only  render  the 
water  unfit   for   drinking  but   also  to  give  off  a  very 
offensive  odor.     This  happened  at   the   college   pond 
last   spring  and  the   department,    under  dtrectlon  of 
Dr.  Stone,  treated  the  pond  with  copper  sulphate  using 
ut  one  part  to  eight  million  of  water   with   appar- 
ent success.     Bacteria  in  water  have  received  partic- 
ular  attention  and   much   work   has   been  done  with 
these  organisms  both  in  the  pond  and  in  the  laboratory 
using  the  same  copper  sulphate  treatment  for  eradicat- 
ing them. 

A  complete  study  is  being  made  of  the  effects  of 
gases  on  plant  life.  Illuminating,  sewer,  and  soft  and 
hard  coal  gases  are  receiving  particular  attention  In 
this  test  as  well  as  the  various  components  of  these 
gases  such  as  hydrogen  sulphide,  marsh  gas,  chlorine, 
etc.  Plants  are  confined  under  limited  glass  cages 
and   subjected   to   contact  with    these  gases  and  the 


effects  observed.  Besides  this  laboratory  work  on 
these  lines  the  department  has  inspected  and  Identified 
the  injurious  and  often  fatal  results  of  gas  on  trees  In 
more  than  ten  towns  through  the  state.  This  inspec- 
tion of  shade  trees  In  towns  and  cities  has  grown  to  be 
an  important  feature  of  the  work  of  this  department. 
Attention  has  also  been  given  to  the  Injury  caused 
to  trees  and  plants  by  banding  materials  used  exten- 
sively in  the  eastern  part  of  the  state  for  the  Gypsy 
and  Brown  Tail  Moths. 

Experiments  have  been  carried  on  this  year  similar 
to  those  carried  on  for  the  past  eight  or  ten  years  on 
the  texture  of  the  soil  and  some  very  interesting 
results  will  soon  be  published. 

Soil  stirilizatlon  for  the  purpose  of  destroying  fun- 
gous diseases  which  prey  upon  greenhouse  crops  has 
also  been  studied. 

For  the  past  two  years  the  department  has  been 
working  on  various  mechanical  and  chemical  devises 
for  measuring  and  recording  the  extent  and  intensity 
of  sunlight  in  greenhouses.  Various  forms  of  sunshine 
recorders  have  been  devised  and  very  interesting 
results  will  be  published  before  long. 

Some  work  has  been  done  on  the  effects  of  elec- 
tricity on  plant  growth  but  not  as  much  as  has  been 
done  during  the  two  previous  years.  The  work  has 
now  reached  a  stage  where  available  equipment  is 
not  sufficient  and  but  little  more  can  be  done  until 
apparatus  can    be   either   devised  or 


more  suitable 
procured. 

HORTICULTURE. 

The  senior  horticulture  division  is  now  taking  up 
description  of  fruits  and  some  samples  of  several  vari- 
eties of  apples  from  Kansas  were  used  besides  fruit 
grown  on  the  college  farm.  A  shipment  of  apples 
from  Michigan  has  lately  been  received  and  more 
are  coming  from  Nova  Scotia,  a  famous  apple  coun- 
try. These  will  also  be  used  for  judging,  nomencla- 
ture, and  classification. 

The  senior  landscape  gardeners  are  having  practi- 
cal exercises  in  surveying  and  planning  for  road  mak- 
ing on  various  parts  of  the  college  grounds  going  into 
all  the  details  of  the  plans.  One  of  these  roads  will 
doubtless  be  actually  constructed  sooner  or  later  the 
course  being  laid  out  down  through  the  ravine. 

The  division  of  Floriculture  is  doing  itself  proud  in 
the   fine   greenhouse   and   flower  display  which  is  on 


exhibition  at  the  plant  houses.  The  chrysarthemums 
are  just  coming  into  bloom  and  in  quantity,  quality, 
and  variety  they  rival  any  previously  grown  here. 
The  flowers  give  the  floriculture  class  a  fine  opportu- 
nity for  judging  them  in  the  course  under  Mr.  Canning. 
The  violets  also  are  doing  nicely,  and  the  carnations 
are  prepairing  to  give  a  gorgeous  display  of  bloom  ere 
long. 

Last  years  mushroom  bed  in  the  upper  house  has 
been  enlarged  and  sown  with  spawn  for  another  crop. 
Besides  the  English  spawn  there  are  two  new  varieties 
being  tried  out  in  which  the  department  has  great 
hopes.  They  seem  to  be  very  enthusiastic  over 
mushroom  growing  as  a  business,  for,  like  every  other 
new  thing  of  good  quality,  mushrooms  readily  create 
a  market  for  themselves  and  command  fine  prices 
often  bringing  fifty  cents  a  pound. 

AGRICULTURE. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  agricultural   seminar   was 

held   on   Oct.    13.     A.   W.    Higgins,    '07,  spoke  on 

"The  Greenhouse  for  the  General  Farmer."     At  the 

election  following  Scott,  '06,  was   chosen   president ; 


HORTICULTURE. 
At  the  Horticultural  Seminar,  held  on  Oct.  20,  Mr. 
Strain,  '06,  spoke  on  his  summer  work  in  Pennsylva- 
nia.    He  was  under  Mr.  Davey,  the  celebrated   tree 
doctor,  who   now   gives    his  whole  time  to  this  work. 
Mr.  Davey  secures  his  contracts  for  work  by  advertis- 
ing freely   in   all  the  dally  papers  and  by  stereoptican 
lectures.     Mr.  Strain  spoke  on  the  general  subject  of 
pruning  old  trees  and  the  care  and  treatment   needed 
In  the  growing  of  young  trees.     He  brought   out   the 
system  by  which  all  good  tree  doctoring  Is  done,    giv 
Ing   examples  from    the    work  which  he  did  himself. 
At  the  close  of  his  talk,  Professor   Waugh   spoke   of 
the  advantages  gained  by  summer  work  on  the   same 
Una  in  which  the  student  Is  working   In    college.     He 
brought  out  by  his  talk  the  great  benefit  a  student  can 
receive  by  this  practical  work,  and  that  it  would  save 
just  so  much  time  after  his  graduation. 

At  the  Seminar  held  Oct.  26.  Mr.  Mudge,  '06, 
addressed  the  meeting.  The  Metropolitan  Park 
System  was  the  subject  on  which  he  spoke  ;  he  gave 
a  history  of   the  organization  and  growth  of   the   sys 


Wellington,  '06,  vice-president;   Moseley,   '06.    sec-   tern  and  its  management  and  work.      But  the  greater 


retary  and  treasurer.     The   committee   on    arrange- 
ments were  Scott,  Wellington  and  Brown,   '08. 

The  students  attending   the   seminar  held  Oct.  24 
were  favored  with  an  address  by  Mr.  Canning   of   the 
Horticultural  Department  on  "Market  Gardening  as  a 
Side  Issue."     He  spoke  particularly   of   making  and 
managing  hot  beds  in  such  a  way  that  early   crops   of 
fine   quality   may   be   sold  from  them  at  a  handsome 
figure  and  thus  prove  a  very  profitable  branch   of   the 
main   business.       Most   of  the   work    In  starting  and 
caring  for  hot  beds  comes   from   January   to    March. 
A   good  crop   to  grow  in  this  way  is  lettuce  between 
which  radishes  may   be   sown.     These    grow   rapidly 
and  can  be  marketed  In  four  weeks  leaving   room   for 
the   lettuce.       Besides   these   crops   plants  can    be 
grown  for  sale  such  as   tomato,  cabbage,  cauliflower. 
Mr.  Canning  also  spoke  of  mushrooms,  a  crop   being 
grown  more  and  more  for   market.     In   good   season 
they   bring   good   prices   and  may   be   grown    under 
greenhouse  benches,  in  sheds,  cellars  and  other   dark 
places.     Many  other  Interesting  and   valuable   points 
on   the  subject   were   given   by   the     speaker     who 
gathered  them  from  his  wide  personal  experience  and 
observation. 


part  of  the  hour  was  used  by  Mr.  Mudge  In   speaking 
of  the  Blue  Hills  Reservation,  a  branch  of  the  Metro- 
politan Park  System.     During  the  past   summer   he 
was  employed  on   this    Reservation  as  a  tree  doctor. 
So  he  was  in  a  position  to  give  an  excellent   account 
of   just    how  the    Reservation  is  kept  in  order.     The 
first  and  paramount  object  of  these  reservations  is   to 
secure  suitable  places  In  which  the  multitude   of  peo- 
ple, in  the  vicinity  of  Boston,  can  get  away  from  the 
strife  and  turmoil  of   city  life  and  enjoy  the   beauties 
of  nature. 


TO  THE  ALUMNI. 

The  athletic  association  is  in  a  very  precarious  sit- 
uation  this   fall.     A    large    debt   was   incurred    last 
spring  In  carrying  out  the  baseball  schedule,  but  it  was 
by  no   means   the   fault  of  the  management.     Just 
why   this   happened   need  not  be  entered  Into.     This 
debt  caused  the  football  season  to  start  under  adverse 
conditions   as  a   promise  of  payment  at  an  early  date 
had  to  be  made  before  the   schedule    was    ratified  by 
the  athletic  board.     At  the    time    promised    for   pay 
ment  the  management  was  unable  to  pay   all    of   the 
debt  but  through  the  kindness  of   a   few   loyal  friends 


34 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


the   rest  was   promised  on  condition  that  it  would  be 
paid  if  the  management  was  unable  to  finish  the   sea- 
son on  account  of  lack  of  funds.      Nearly   every  stu- 
dent has  paid  his  tax  this  fall  and  many   others   have 
given  more  but  we  still  lack  funds  sufficient  to  entirely 
pay  the  debt.     The  intention  of  this  article  is  to  call  to 
the  attention  of  the  alumni  the  serious  straits   we    are 
in.     It  is  hoped  that  as  many  of  the   alumni   as   pos- 
sible will  give  us  what  help  they  can.     It  seems   hard 
to   ask  you  for  more  help  but  a  little  help  from  many 
individuals  will  enable  the  management  to   come   out 
clear.     The   difficulty   lies   in   the   fact  that  if  these 
small  bills  are  allowed  to  run  the  credit  of  the  college 
is  seriously   hurt   and   other  future  managers  will  be 
necessarily   crippled   at    the  start.     Such  a  condition 
as  we   are   now    in  will  be  the  last  of  its  kind  In  this 
college,  it  can  be  safely  said.     It   now   only   remains 
to  finish   this  season   and   wipe  out  the  debt.     The 
alumni  are  respectfully  asked  to  contribute  aid    in   as 
far  as  they  can  see  their  way  clear  to  do  so. 


Alumni 


ALUMNI  ATTENTION. 
The  1907  Index  will  be  out  approximately  on 
December  10,  1905-    All  alumni  desiring  copies 
should  notify  M.   H.   Clark  Jr.   as  early    as 
possible. 

'97._Married  June  29,  1905.  Charles  A.  Peters 
of  Moscow,  Idaho,  to  Miss  Mary  D.  Klttrldge  of 
Berkeley,  California. 

<97,_George  D.  Leavens,  a  prominent  farmer  of 
Grafton  visited  friends  at  the  college  recently. 

A.  C.  Wilson  is  now   with   the   engineering 

department  of  the  Lake  Superior  Smelting   Co.,   and 
is  now    located   at  Dollar    Bay,    Houghton  County, 
' 97. __ Ransom  M.  Morse  of  Gardner,    visited   col- 
lege for  a  few  days  recently. 

•03. _Wm.  E.  Allen,  Room  27.  Boylston  Build- 
ing, Broadway,  New  York.  New  England  agent  for 
Reiter  Fruhauf  &  Co.,  of  New  York,  manufac- 
turers of  high  grade  men's  clothing. 

'03— C.  H.  Halligan  is  acting  as  coach  of  the 
football  team  of  the  National  Farm  School.  Doyles- 
ton,  Penn..  where  he  is  instructor. 


Class  of  1904. 
[List  published  October,   1905.] 
M.   F.    Ahearn,    Manhattan,    Kan..    Foreman   of 
greenhouse,  K.  S.  A.  C. 

E.  A.  Back,  96  Pleasant  St.,  Amherst,  Graduate 
student  M.  A.  C. 

M.  A.  Blake,  Amherst,  instructer  in  horticulture, 
M.  A.  C. 

F.  D.  Couden,  1310  Columbia  Road,  N.  W., 
Washington,  D.  C,  U.  S..  dept.  of  agriculture, 
bureau  of  entomology. 

C.  F.  Elwood,  Creens  Farms,  Conn.,  general 
farming  and  fruit  growing.  4  Onions  a  specialty. 

E.  S.  Fulton,  Mlddletown,  Conn.,  assistant  chem- 
ist, Wesleyan  university. 

A.  W.  Gilbert,  Orono,  Maine,  Assistant  Agricul- 
turist, University  of  Maine. 

J.  W.  Gregg,  landscape  gardner,  Arbor  Lodge, 
Nebraska  City  Nebraska. 

C.  H.  Griffin,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  medical  student, 
Barnes  university. 

S.  B.  Haskell,  Amherst,  assistant  agriculturist  and 
instructor  in  agriculture,  M.  A.  C.  and  Hatch  Experi- 
ment Station. 

F.  F.  Henshaw.  Washington,  D.  C,  U.  S.  geo- 
logical Survey.     Stream  gaging  work. 

Z.  T.  Hubert,  Tallahassee,  Fla.,  Professor  of  agri- 
culture and  natural  science,  Florida  State  Normal 
School. 

D.  Newton,  1 15  Wall  St..  New  Haven,  Conn. 
Graduate  stundent,  Yale  university. 

G.  E.  O'Hearn,  Pittsfield.  Mass.,  with  Eagle 
Publishing  Co. 

■"*S.    R.    Parker.    Amherst.       Hatch    Experiment 
Station. 

A.  L.  Peck,  landscape  gardener,  41  Mackay  St.. 
Montreal,  P.  Q. 

R.  A.  Qulgley,  20  Bartlett  St.,  Brockton,  Mass. 
Student,  Harvard  Medical  college. 

R.  R.  Raymoth,  landscape  gardener,  712  Bed- 
ford Ave.,  Evansville,  Ind. 

P.  F.  Staples,  Woodbine,  N.  J.  Horticulturist. 
Baron  de  Hlrsch  Agricultural  and  Industrial  school. 


35 


H.  M.  White,  1206  K  St..  N.    W. ,    Washington, 
D.  C.      Division  Pomology.  U.  S.  Dept.  Agriculture. 

1905. 

Nine  members  of  the  class  of  1905  who  are    loca- 
ted in  the  vicinity  of  Boston  had  dinner  at  the  Quincy 
in  that  city.   Saturday   evening,    Oct.    14.       College 
and  class  loyalty  was  much  in  evidence  and  the  gath- 
ering was  voted  a  success   in   every  way.     It    is   the 
Intention  of  the  class  to  hold   another   dinner   on   the 
evening  of  the  Tufts  game  at  the  Quincy.    It  is  hoped 
that  all  1905  men  will  make  a  special  effort  to  be   on 
hand  at  the  game  in  Medford  and  the  dinner  in    Bos- 
ton, Friday  Nov.  24.     It  was  voted  to  hold   a   dinner 
each  month  at   the    Quincy.     Those  present   at   the 
first  dinner  were  Bertram  Tupper,  C.    L.    Whitaker, 
P.  F.  Williams,  W.  A.  Munson.  C.   W.    Lewis.    R. 
P.  Gay.  C.  S.  Holcomb,  H.  F.    Thompson,    G     H 
Allen. 

'05.  — W.  M.  Sears,  Dairy  Superintendant  at 
Berry  Farm,  Seekonk,  R.  I. 

'05.— L.  S.  Walker.  Pittsfield,  Maine. 

'05.—  C.  L.  Whitaker  and  W.  A.  Munson  now, 
Munson,  Whitaker  Co.,  office  at  48  Winter  St.' 
Boston,  Mass.  Scientific  care  of  trees,  shrubs  and 
lawns — landscape  architects. 

'05.—  G.  W.  Patch,  with  Brown  Durrall  Co., 
Boston. 

'05.— E.  W.  Newhall,  309  Sansome  St..  San 
Francisco,  Cal. 

Ex- '08. —Frank  L.  Austin  is  now  dairyman  and 
herdsman  for  G.  C.  Mosher,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


DAILY  SERVICE. 


OVER 


To  ALBANY. 

9  Trains 

To  BUFFALO, 

8  Trains 

To  CHICAGO, 

7  Trains 

To  CINCINNATI, 

3  Trains 

To  DETROIT, 

5  Trains 

To  ST    LOUIS, 

3  Trains 

Through  the 

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Famous  .  .  . 

Kcrk 

New  York 

Central 

Lines 


Bcrkshirchills 


EXPRESS  TRAIN   SERVICE 

TO  AND  FROM  BOSTON  VIA  PALMER. 


Intfrcollfgia-te. 


Columbia  has  an  enrollment  of   1 ,91 1. 

Kansas  university  faculty  now  numbers  188. 

Princeton  has  35  candidates  for  the  cross-country 
team. 

Princeton  university  has  abolished  compulsory  daily 
attendance  ot  chapel  prayers. 

The  freshmen  at  Trinity  have  been  obliged  to  wear 
small  blue  skull  caps  with  a  large  white  button  at  all 
times.  Derbys  and  other  hats  may  only  be  worn  on 
obtaining  permission  from  a  committee. 


BEAD    DOWN. 

9.42  A.M.  543  p.  m. 
8.48    ■■      ti.ii    <■ 
tt.80    "      6.42     «' 

10.19  ••      7,40    « 

11.20  "      8.46    m 


lv.  Amberel 
»r.  Palmar 
lv.  Palmer 
ar.  Worcester 
ur.  Boiton 


HEAD  DP. 

ar.  9.20  a.m.  s.ro  p.m. 
lv.  7.42    '•     7.4A    " 
ar.  7.43    "      7.84     • 
lv.  6.J4    "      6.0S    " 
lv.  5.00    "      5.00    " 


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Three  sophomores  at  Columbia  university  have 
been  suspended  for  one  year  for  participating  in 
hazing. 

The  fifth  international  convention  of  the  student 
volunteer  movement  is  to  be  held  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 
in  1906. 

Of  the  25  universities  of  the  entire  world  which 
enroll  3000  or  more  students  nine  are  found  in  this 
country. — Ex. 

The  Institute  of  Technology  has  just  been  left$20,000 
by  Charles  Tidd  Baker.  All  the  late  Mr.  Baker  said 
was  that  he  sincerely  hoped  that  others  would  do 
likewise. 

A  course  in  railway  construction  and  education  has 
been  installed  at  the  University  of  Chicago.  This  is 
something  new  and  it  seems  to  be  thought  a  very 
important  step. 

At  the  University  of  California  the  athletes  are  to 
be  given  a  separate  class  in  gymnasium  work,  and 
will  receive  credit  towards  graduation  for  their  work 
on  the  gridiron,  diamond  and  track. 

Mr.  Andrew  Carnegie  has  promised  $125,000  to 
Smith  college,  providing  that  friends  of  the  institution 
raise  an  equal  amount.  The  money  is  to  be  used  for 
the  erection  and  maintenance  of  a  new  biological 
laboratory. 

More  than  600  students  were  ducked  in  Lake  Men- 
dota  at  Madison,  Wis.,  in  the  annual  freshman- 
sophomore  class  rush.  It  was  said  to  be  the  most 
furious  and  strenuous  afair  in  the  history  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Wisconsin. — Ex. 

As  a  result  of  the  Roosevelt  football  conference, 
held  at  the  White  House,  a  short  time  ago,  all  the 
•Caches  of  the  big  teams  have  signed  an  act  of  reso- 
lutions in  which  they  pledge  themselves  as  devotees 
to  clean  sport  without  undue  roughness. — Ex. 

A  Bowdoin  college  student  took  a  notion  the  other 
day  that  he  would  practice  the  simple  life  for  a 
change.  He  sold  all  his  fine  furniture,  removed  his 
pictures  and  photographs  from  the  wall,  carpets  from 
the  floor  and  draperies  from  the  windows.  Even  the 
electric  light  features  went  down  in  the  crusade 
against  luxury.  He  now  sits  in  a  straight-back  chair 
in  a  room  lighted  at  night  by  candles  and  retires  early. 
He  says  that  he  never  fully  enjoyed  life  before. 


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Editorials. 


After  a  brief   rest   the  football   squad  is  again  at 
work  preparing  for  the  last  two   games  of  the  season 
The  students  are  taking  more   interest  in  the  work  of 
the  team  than  they  formerly  were  and  better  enthusi- 
asm is  shown.     With  this  added  interest  there  should 
be  no  difficulty  In  so  strengthening   the  team  that  the 
season  can  be  wound  up  in  a  blaze  of   glory.     Every 
student   and   alumnus  that   can   possibly   attend  the 
game  at  Springfield  on  the  18th   and  the  Tufts  game 
at  Medford  on  the    24th   should   be  on  hand  to  cheer 
our  team  on  to   victory.     The    team    itself    is  doing 
everything   possible  in  the  way  of   preparing   for   the 
game  and  It  is  now  up  to  the  students  to  do  their  part 
We  sincerely   hope  that  the  spirit    manifested   during 
the  last  few  days  will   continue    until  the  close  of   the 
season. 


The  managers  and  captains  of  the  college  teams 
recently  held  a  meeting  and  considered  the  establish- 
ment of  a  permanent   committee  to  consist  or    these 


men,  t..e  duty  of  which  shall  consist  in  reportlnR  the 
names  of  those  men  deserving  financial  h^lp  5  he 
proper  authorities  for  employing  them.  After  much 
deliberation    it   was   deemed    advisable   to   establish 

Z tTTf C  ^  n°,hing  m°re  can  *  *>"«  ""til 
the  student  body  takes   action  upon  it.     The  student 

body  will  soon  be  called  upon  to  decide  whether  such 

a  committee   will    be   established  or  not.     We   wish 

the   students   to   think   carefully    about   this  and   to 

decide,  each   man  for  himself,  whether  such  a  com 

m  ttee  would  be  given  his   personal   support  if  it  were 

established.     If  each  student  will  do  this  the  question 

o     nsta  ing   this   new    committee   can   be  'quickly 

settled  at  a  mass   meeting.     It    must   be   thoroughly 

understood  that  the  student  body  would  have  to  stand 

back  of  any  decision  made  by  such  a  committee.     It 

may  be  well  to  state  here  just  what  has  given  rise  to 

he  consideration  of  this  subject.     In  the  first  place 

he  college  has  lost  several  men  who  desired  to  come 

flnanl?  T^  "  ""    COuW    ""   ■""»■"    lh™ 
financial  help  by  means  of  some  kind  of  work,  have 

entered    other    colleges  where    such  work  wa,  easily 


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obtained.  This  refers  especially  to  athletic  men.  If 
we  had  had  some  committee  whose  duty  was  to 
attend  to  such  cases  these  men  could  have  entered 
as  help  could  have  been  promised  them.  But  as  it 
is  now,  and  was  at  those  times,  no  one  could  say 
definitely  whether  anything  could  be  done  or  not  for 
them  and  so  these  men  were  lost  to  the  college. 
This  may  seem  to  some  to  have  an  element  of  pro- 
fessionalism in  it,  but  it  is  not  so.  All  of  the  various 
positions  must  be  filled  by  someone  and  It  is  the  cus- 
tom of  every  college  to  employ  only  athletic  men  in 
such  places.  There  is  also  the  question  of  helping 
those  men  who  have  become  prominent  in  athletics 
since  their  entrance  to  college.  In  the  past  some  of 
these  men  have  received  help  and  others  have  not 
simply  because  there  was  no  one  who  had  authority 
to  do  it.  We  believe  that  no  better  committee  could 
be  chosen  to  have  charge  of  this  than  one  consisting 
of  the  persons  mentioned  as  they  would  represent,  in 
a  non-partisan  way,  the  various  interests  of  the  col- 
lege. We  hope  that  the  students  will  take  a  personal 
interest  in  this,  and  will  give  such  suggestions  as  they 
think  advisable  and  will  be  free  in  asking  for  any  kind 
of  Information  which  they  deem  necessary  In  order  to 
reach  a  decision  on  this  matter. 


tainly  an  idea  worthy  of  consideration  by  all  who  have 
the  Interests  of  the  college  at  heart. 


We  have  all  been  aware  of  the  difficulty  in  collect- 
ing athletic  taxes  from  the  students.  This  fact  has 
lead  us  to  think  whether  there  could  not  be  some 
better  way  to  obtain  the  funds  necessary  for  athletics. 
Several  Ideas  have  been  proposed  by  different  stu- 
dents, but  none  seem  to  hit  the  mark  exactly  right. 
Perhaps  the  best  one  that  has  been  suggested  Is  this  : 
To  have  a  registration  fee  of  about  ten  dollars  to  be 
paid  by  every  student  at  the  beginning  of  each  year  to 
be  used  strictly  for  athletics.  There  has  been  a  rule 
recently  made  at  Dartmouth  requiring  each  under- 
graduate to  pay  an  annual  tax  of  five  dollars  to  be 
expended  in  the  Interest  of  athletic  teams.  Whether 
this  rule  was  passed  by  the  faculty  or  by  the  under- 
graduates themselves  we  were  unable  to  learn,  but  it 
appears  that  the  faculty  were  the  chief  Instigators  of 
the  movement.  If  such  a  registration  fee  were  intro- 
duced here  the  whole  trouble  of  collecting  taxes  would 
be  done  away  with.  It  may  be  possible  that  such  a 
scheme  would  be  Impracticable  at  this  college,  but 
we  are  unable  to  see  why  It  should   be.     This  Is  cer- 


The  question  of  changing  the  rules  of  football  is 
one  that  should  interest  every  college  man.  This 
subject  has  been  agitated  this  year  more  than  ever 
before  starting  with  the  radical  stand  taken  by  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  upon  this  question.  Several  ideas 
have  been  proposed  but  nothing  definite  has  been 
accomplished  although  the  probability  of  a  change 
seems  to  be  evident.  In  a  letter  to  John  D.  Merrill, 
secretary  of  the  Harvard  graduate's  athletic  associa- 
tion, William  T.  Reid,  Jr.,  head  coach  of  the  foot- 
ball team,  takes  the  stand  that  the  game  of  football, 
as  at  present  played  needs  to  be  radically  changed. 
Coach  Reid  says  that  the  evils  attendirg  the  game 
are  of  such  a  nature  that  a  mere  technical  revision 
of  the  rules  will  not  suffice  to  dispel  them.  The  text 
of  the  letter  as  given  in  the  Springfield  Republican  of 
Nov.  9,  is  as  follows  : 

Cambridge,  Nov.  8,  1905. 
John  D.   Merrill,  Secretary  Harvard  Graduates 
Athletic  Association  : 

Dear  Sir  \  After  several  years  experience 
with  intercollegiate  football,  after  careful  considera- 
tion of  the  criticisms  which  have  been  made  of  the 
game,  and  after  many  honest  but  fruitless  efforts  to 
change  it  so  that  the  criticisms  could  be  avoided,  I 
have  become  convinced  that  the  game  as  it  is  played 
today  has  fundamental  faults  which  cannot  be  removed 
by  any  mere  technical  revision  of  the  rules.  Although 
I  am  willing  to  admit  that  the  necessary  roughness  of 
the  game  may  be  objectionable  to  some  people,  that 
appears  to  me  to  be  much  less  than  the  fact  that  there 
is  a  distinct  advantage  to  be  gained  by  brutality  and 
evasions  of  the  rules,  offenses  which,  In  many 
instances,  the  officials  cannot  detect  because  they  are 
committed  when  the  player,  and  the  ball  also,  are 
hidden  from  the  eyes  of  the  umpire.  For  these 
reasons,  I  have  come  to  believe  that  the  game  ought 
to  be  radically  changed.  I  therefore  respectfully 
request  your  association,  which  represents  the  alumni 
of  the  university,  Immediately  to  appoint  a  commit- 
tee whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  make  a  careful  investiga- 
tion of  the  subject  and  to  report  such  thorough  altera- 
tions In  the  game  as  will  remove  the  unfair  advantage 
now  obtained  from   violation  of  the  rules,  will  put  a 


-^toteresllngs^TC;e;0UTesc,en 

ai»i.      u  (Signed),  W.  T.  REID.  JR 

position  ,„  Z7j;b  nZZlT"'*™- hl! 

note,  says  .dliortally '_  "wJTr  .  I  C>°  °'  "" 
lo<«collegla,«  football,  • ,  haVe  t?Ch  *""  ■*  °' 
'"a.  0.  gam.  „  „  ls  p,      dhatV;   ' ~™   convince 

<»«<*  »h,ch  canno,  he  r/J^^T:1'' 
=al  revision  of  the  rules  •  ,.  Z  .,  "ct""- 

«..  -*»  conn:;  J'  r;u:sls,'i  ra/~ 

raised.     Mr.  Reid  w«  him..„       M"ons  ,hal  are 
he  coached  one  o,  nZar  WeaV,™  *»•■ 
**  .Ivlng  his  who.e  „T, a  d*  *  "^  £  ?  "? 
opmem  of  another  Harvard  team      w.  h 
h«  taws  more  about  football  teJ^TE  £ 
man,  and  we  hope  to   see  him   a  arvard 

Ws  enough  ttTl^KVE  "' 

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^  I ;  but ™ra  so   ^acheVnls    ,ba"  "  "  ""'  "™ 
hardest   that  is  l„  ,h,m        „      '"  '"  pta>r  """-'he 

msis,s,h„,h XEs^LSsr*  whe" "' 

'"  'he  game  than,  ?°'nf /"orations  must  be  made 
■  "as  Camema  uZ '  °  ""*?*  '^d,  that 
«  .  P-d.  oreand„c,^  ;hebu7a:  £*-"  *■  « 
'oottall  man  tha,  Harvard  has  •  Th  I  PrK"Ci" 
on  pointing  out  the  facuL  p  u,  ed"°"al  «oes 

hut  afterwards  thought  to  L  .  T  "'  y°"- 
continues  .— •The  weich  „^h  "*"''  and  "»" 
•<«  Places  footh  un  t  a  v  ,:SheCa°mbl"ed  aUlh0d' 
We  must  honestly  face  IT  ,t^  arral«"m*"<- 
characteristics  whL  .     '"  ""'  ""  *™°  has 

3Fkkk5sSe£ 

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foohng  o,  disconten  ma;:XTb,°,rgr°V'h  "  '  *"■ 
Some   of   ,«,,„.,„    ,,  Th!,      L        moe"»fos.     The 

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"0.  -ha,  of  ,h,MprlnTraegeP £ t  T«*  """"  " 
can  be  safely  said  tha,  thf  ma.,1 '  ,  k  '"^  " 
hall    rules  so   that  ™-  """  "'  ch"*,n*  'out. 

attention  o,  all  leading  football  Jj '  """"' 


FOOTBALL. 

Andover,  30  ;  M.  A.  C     0 

The   Andover  teaTls  o"     fTes,  ,"  And0V"- 
minor   colleges  and  J_     \  *  teams  ,n  tr»« 

of  the  heaviest  oZV^  ^^  "<  ^°  0ne 
-  aimost  eve"  poi  Tw^  «  *£»« 
"ne  team  work  Andover  LcedhoL  .""^  ^ 
steady  gains.  °,es  ln  0ur  »ne  for 

■n    the  first   half,    Andover   scored    *. 
straight  line  plays      rn  Z  «.      ,  ?        rM  t,mes  D> 
♦h-  w  i.  y         n  tne  second  half  M    A    r   u  \ 

the  ball    twice   on   Andover's   25-yard  L \  7'      d 
attempt   at    a  aoal    hZl    *u     7    *       "ne  but  each 

McKaPy   and    M^y ^detv  raf  2f     MCrrm' 
the  game.     Captain  Hnhh  g°°d  fUns  dur,n« 

offense.  P         "^  Vas  a,so  e^tive  on  the 

The  summary  , 


ANDOVER. 

Peirce,  I.  e. 
Hobbs.  |.  t. 
Avery,  1.  g, 
Austin,  c. 

Jackson.  Richmond,  r  e 

Rsher.  r.  t. 

Lynn.  Kllpatrick.  r.  e. 

Merritt,  q.  b. 

M"rphy.  |.  h.  b. 

Barthelomew.  r.  h.  b. 

McKay,  Daly.  f.  0. 

Score-Phillips   Andover,  30 

f)lr.mttin    O      ** .  _ 


m  a.  c. 
r-  e„  Crossman 
r-  t..  Craighead 
r-  f -.  Willis,  Farley 
c  Cutter 
'•  g-.  Carey 
<•  '•    Farley.  Summers 
'•  c.  Clark 
q-  b.  Cobb 
r-  h.  b.  French 
'•  "•  b..  Ta/t.  Browne 
'•  b.,  Phllbrick 
Touchdown— Hobbs.  Bar- 


tholomew  2.  Murphv  2 

men-EIdrid,e    and    Ree.n     £!?*-*"***    Lln«- 
mlnut.  halves.  *         T'mer -Pointer.       Time    20 


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FRESHMEN    PLAY   TIE   CAME. 

November  7  the  freshmen   football   team   went  to 
Suffield  and  played  the  Connecticut  Literary  institute. 
The  Suffield  team  Is  one  of  the  strongest  preparatory 
school  teams   In  the  Connecticut  valley   having  been 
scored  upon  but  once  this  season.     The   contest   was 
very   evenly  fought   neither    goal    being    threatened 
throughout  the   contest.     The   nearest   approach   to 
scoring  came   in   the  second  half  when  C.  L.  I.  had 
the  ball  on  their  opponents  25-yard  line.     Jones   and 
Kenealy   made  several  fine  runs  for  the  home  team. 
O'Donnell  gained  many  yards  for  '09.     The  defensive 
work  of  the   freshmen  In  the  backfield  was   the  feat- 
ure of  the  game. 


The  summary 


T. 


1909. 

Tucker 

.  Brown 

g.  Cox 


c.  L 

Jones,  1.  c.  r-  e 

Collins.  1.  t.  r-  *• 

Davison,  I.  g.  T 

WhUley,  c.  c-  Stew*rt 

Eggleson,  r.  g.  »•  c"  Caffr°y 

Lloyd,  r.  t.  >•  *••  Thompson 

Stanogle.  J.  e.  »•  e"  Treat 

Abbey,  q.  b.  <«•  b-  MaPs 

Williams.  1.  h.  b.  r.  "•  °-  O'Donnell 

Kenealy.  r.  h.  b.  I-  "•  *>••  Warner,  Corbett 

Kohler.  f.  b.  <•  b-  Cr05bv 
Referee— Stockweli.     Umpire  —  Philbrick.     Linesmen  — 
Packard.  Blake,  and  Firton.    Time— 15-mlnute  halves. 


SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN    FOOTBALL   CAME. 

The  annual  sophomore-freshman  football  game  took 
place  Saturday  Nov.  4  on  the  campus  previous  to   the 
informal   dance   in  the   drill  hall.     The  game  was 
exciting  and   close   and   many  watched  with  Interest 
the   struggle  which   finally  in  the  last  of  the  second 
half   was  won  by  the  sophomores.     The   teams  were 
evenly  matched  and  It  was  only  when   the  game  was 
over  that  the  victory  was  sure.     The  first  half  started 
by  Crossman  kicking  off  to  Glllett  who  ran  the  ball  back 
about  15  yards,  1908  then  rushed   the  ball   by  short 
line   bucks  about   20  yards  when  they  were  held  for 
downs,  1909  took  the  ball  from  the  centre  of  the  field 
and  rushed  it  10  yards  by  straight  line  bucks.     O'Don- 
nell then  made  20  yards  around  their  left   end.     This 
brought  the  ball   to    1 908  's  20  yard  line  where  they 
braced  up  and  held  for  downs.     Shattuck  then  kicked 
to  Blake  who  carried  the  ball  5  yards  before  being 
tackled.     The  freshman  then  rushed  the  ball  by  a  right 


tackle   back  formation   through   left  tackle  until  they 
they  reached  1908 's  ten  yard  line   where   the   sopho- 
mores held  them  for  downs.     Shattuck  punted  again 
and  the  ball  rolled  out  of  bounds  on   the   sophomores 
30  yard  line  where  Crosby  fell  on  the  ball.     The   half 
ended   with  the    ball   here.     In   the  second  half  the 
sophomores  had  much  the   better  of   the   argument. 
During  this  half  Farley  was  changed  from  left  to  right 
tackle  and  broke  up  the  right  tackle  back  formation  of 
1 909  so  that  at  no  time  in   the   second  half   did  the 
freshman  make  their  distance  through  the  line.      The 
second  half  started  by  Johnson   kicking    off  to    Blake 
who  was  tackled  without  gain,  1909  then  lost  the. ball  on 
downs.     The  sophomores  took  the  ball  on  the  35-yard 
line  and  bucked  through  the  line  for  15   yards   where 
Shattuck  tried  a  drop  kick  which  was  blocked  and  the 
ball  went  to  1909.     After  a  short  gain   the  freshman 
lost  the  ball  on  downs,  1908  then   rushed   the   ball  to 
the  7  yard  line  when  a  fumble  was  made  but  Shattuck 
picked  up  the  ball  and  carried  it  around  the  freshman 
right  end  for  a  touchdown.     Shattuck  missed  a   diffi- 
cult goal.     Johnson  then   kicked   off   again  and   the 
half  ended  with  the  ball  in  1909's  possession  on  their 
25  yard  line. 

FRESHMEN. 

r.  a.  Crossman 
r.  Im  Sexton 
r.  g,  Caffery 
c.  Whelpley 
Tucker.  Stewart 
1.  t.,  Thompson 
I.  e.,  Treat 
q.  b„  Blake 
r.  h.  b..  Warner.  Maps 
1.  h.  b.,  O'Donnell 
f.  b.,  Crosby 
1909  0.     Touchdown— Shattuck.     Lines- 
men—Martin.    Pierce,     '06.    Referee-Proula.     Umpire- 
McCey.     Timekeeper— Tannatt.     15  and  20  minute  halves. 


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SOPHOMORES 

Barry,  1.  e. 
Farley.  1.  t. 
Anderson,  1 
Jackson,  c. 
Wheeldon,  r.  g 
Jones,  r.  t. 
Hyslop,  Farrar 
Bates,  q.  b. 
Shattuck.  1.  h.  b. 
Gillett,  r.  h.  b. 
Johnson,  f.  b. 
Score— 1908  5 


l.g. 


r.  e. 


BASKETBALL. 

The  basketball  squad  under  the  direction  of  Captain 
Peters  will  soon  begin  active  practise  In  the  drill  hall. 
New  baskets  have  been  put  up  and  everything  is  ready 
for  a  prosperous  season.  The  schedule  this  year  Is  a 
hard  one  and  comprises  many  colleges  far  above  us 
In  athletic  standing  but  nevertheless  If  the  proper 
spirit  Is  shown  and  the  squad  works  faithfully  there  Is 
no  reason  why  we  can't  run  a  season  that  will  be  a 


Jan. 


credit  to  the  college.  At  least  two  good  teams  must 
be  had  In  order  to  play  all  the  games  as  there  are 
times  when  two  or  three  games  come  on  successive 
evening.  Every  position  is  open  and  all  will  have  a 
chance  to  make  good.  It  Is  up  to  the  students  now  to 
make  this  department  of  athletics  what  It  should  be. 
The  schedule  so  far  as  it  has  been  arranged  by  the 
manager  follows  : 

Dec.    5—1906-1908. 

8— Boston  College  at  M.  A.  C. 
13— Wesleyan  at  Middletown,  Conn. 
14— Storrs  Agricultural  College  atStorrs,  Conn. 
15- Open,  probably  with  14th  Infantry  in  Hart- 
ford, Conn. 
16— Trinity  at  Hartford,  Conn. 
18—1907-1909. 
5  or  6— Open  at  M.  A.  C. 
12— Newport  Naval  Reserves  at  Newport,  R.  f. 
13— Brown  at  Providence,  R.  F. 
18— Wesleyan  at  M.  A.  C. 
19— Tufts  at  M.  A.  C. 
24— Lowell  Textile  School  at  Lowell. 
26— Storrs  Agricultural  College  at  M.  A.  C. 
31— Cushing  Academy  at  Ashburham. 
3— Trinity  at  M.  A.  C. 
9  or  10— Open  at  M.  A.  C. 
23— Boston  College  at  Boston. 
24 — Afternoon,  Andover  at  Andover. 
28— Open  at  M.  A.  C. 
March  3— New  Hampshire  College  at  M.  A.  C. 

It  must  be  understood  that  this  schedule  has  yet  to 
be  ratified  but  there  will  probably  be  no  change.  The 
open  dates  at  M.  A.  C.  will  be  filled  with  teams  from 
local  Y.  M.  C.  A.'s,  If  not  from  other  colleges. 


CoUe*<   Not«. 


Feb. 


Last   winter    the   state    legislature    of    Arkansas, 
recognizing  the   work  of  the  Young  Men's   Christian 
Association  in  Arkansas   university,  gave  $1 ,000  to  it 
for  equipment.     The  students,  faculty,  and  friends  in 
Fayetteville  pledged  an  equal  amount.     The  board  of 
truestees  then  set  aside  for  Association  use  an  entire 
floor  of  the  south  wing  of  the  main  building.     In   this 
the   association  has   now  fitted   up  a  trophy  room,  a 
missionary  room,  a  Bible  study  room,  a  small  chapel, 
a  library,  and  a  game  room.     It   has  employed  a  full 
time   secretary  and   the  work  is  In  a  very  prosperous 
condition. 


—The  assistants  at  the  Experiment  Station  are 
taking  postgraduate  work  besides  their  regular  duties. 

—The  1907  Index  Is  progressing  well  and  If  noth- 
ing happens  will  be  out  on  time.  An  excellent  book 
is  expected. 

—Miss  C.  E.  Livers  has  been  spending  the  last 
two  weeks  with  her  sister,  who  is  a  member  of  the 
Junior  class. 

—Richard  Welligton,  '06,  is  In  charge  of  the 
dairy  room  during  the  absence  of  Mr.  Gear,  who  is 
on  a  vacation. 

—Acting  Pres.  Brooks  and  Dr.  Stone  are  going 
to  Washington  In  a  few  days  to  attend  a  meeting  of 
agricultural  chemists. 

—Lull,  '09,  who  was  Injured  in  a  scrub  game  the 
first  of  the  season  is  now  able  to  attend  recitations 
although  he  Is  still  on  crutches. 

—Mr.  M.  A.  Blake  has  been  in  Rhode  Island  for 
the  past  few  days  to  help  coach  the  Rhode  Island 
Agricultural  college  football  team  for  their  game  with 
Trinity  which  was  played  on  Nov.  1 1th. 

—Dr.  Wellington  recently  went  to  Harvard  uni- 
versity to  listen  to  the  lectures  by  Prof.  Otswald, 
the  famous  German  chemist.  One  of  his  lectures 
was  on  the  subject  of  "Esperant"  the  new  universal 
language. 

—Plans  for  the  furnishing  and  equipping  of  the  new 
horticultural  building  Is  now  occupying  most  of  the 
attention  of  the  horticultural  department.  Furniture 
agents  are  being  Interviewed  and  a  large  amount  of 
designing  is  being  done. 

—The  last  informal  dance  was  a  great  success. 
The  date  for  the  next  one  has  not  been  decided  upon 
yet,  but  will  undoubtedly  come  In  the  early  part  of 
January.  Mr.  Suhlke  has  done  very  good  work  as 
chairman  of  the  Informal  committee  and  everyone 
should  give  him  their  assistance. 

—The  horticultural  department  has  recently 
received  a  large  collection  of  berry-bearing  plants  to 
be  used  by  the  landscape  gardening  classes.  These 
plants  are  extensively  used  In  landscape  work  for  win- 
ter effects.  The  collection  came  from  the  city  parks 
of  Boston  through  the  kindness  of  James  W.  Duncan. 
A  large  collection  of  bulbs  has  been  received  from 
Philadelphia  to  be  used  by  the  class  In  floriculture 


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INFORMAL  DANCE. 

The  second  informal  dance  of  the  year   was  held 
Saturday,  November    4th,   In  the    drill    hall.     The 
affair  was  a  great  success  and  many  new  faces  were 
seen  on  the  floor.     Previous  to  the   dance  there   was 
a  football  game  between  the  sophomores  and  fresh- 
men and  at  four-thirty  both  sophomores  and  freshmen 
joined  hands  and  class  feeling  was  forgotten.     Danc- 
ing continued  from  four  till  nine   o'clock.     Immedi- 
ately after  supper   had  been   served   all  the  fellows 
gathered  In  the  center  of  the  hall  and  sang  "Sons  of 
Old  Massachusetts,"  "The  Old  Rotunda"  and  many 
other  songs  winding  up  with  the  college  yell.     This 
feature  was  considered  excellent  by  all  who  attended. 
The   decorations  were  bunting  and  tropical  plants 
from   the  College  greenhouses.     Brown  of   Amherst 
catered  and  Warner's  Orchestra  furnished  music. 

Mrs.  Cooley  and  Mrs.  Martin  of  Amherst  received 
aided  by  Miss  Snow  of  Northampton  and  Mrs.  Ray- 
mond of  Smith. 

Among  the  alumni  who  attended  were  M.  A. 
Blake  of  Amherst  and  Miss  Raymond  of  Mt.  Hol- 
yoke,  E.  A.  Back  of  Amherst  and  Miss  Latimer  of 
Llmsbury,  Conn.,  A.  V.  Osmun  of  Amherst  and 
Miss  Latimer  of  Llmsbury,  Conn.,  and  A.  N.  Swain 
of  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  and  Miss  Lee  of  Mt.  Holyoke. 

The  undergraduates  present  were  G.  T.  French  and 
Miss  Shackford  of  Mt.  Holyoke,  E.  F.  Gaskill  and 
Miss  Newman  of  Springfield,  C.  E.  Hood  and  Miss 
Clark  of  Mt.  Holyoke,  F.  C.  Pray  and  Miss  Hall  of  No. 
Amherst,  H.  M.    Russell  and  Miss  Cobb  of  Amherst, 
E.  H.  Scott  and  Miss  Corrigln  of  Shuf field,  Conn., 
H.  A.  Suhlke  and  Miss  French   of  Smith,  W.  0. 
Taft  and  Miss  Burnham  of  Mt.  Holyoke,  R.  Welling- 
ton and  Miss  Holly   of  Amherst,  H.    B.  Filer  and 
Miss  O  Keefe  of  South    Manchester,  Conn.,  C.    H. 
Chadwlck  and  Miss  Livers  of  Boston,  M.  H.  Clark 
and  Miss  Lambert  of  Amherst,  E.   D.  Phllbrlck  and 
Miss    Livers  of  Amherst,    H.    T.  Pierce  and  Miss 
Mac  Intyre  of  Chlcopee,  C.  F.  Allen  and  Miss  Bates 
of  Pelham,  A.  J.  Anderson  and  Miss  Jenks  of  Mt. 
Holyoke,  Carleton  Bates  and  Miss  Fay  of  Northamp- 
ton, R.  R.  Blake  and  Miss  Ripley  of  Smith,  M.  M. 
Browne  and  Miss  Cooley  of  Smith,  G.  R.  Cobb  and 
Miss  Ryan  of   Amherst,    A.    D.    Farrar  and    Miss 
Parker  of  Westfleld,  K.   E.  Glllet  and  Miss  Noble  of 
Mt.  Holyoke.  R.  H.  Jackson  and  Miss  Whlttlmore 


of  Mt.   Holyoke,  J.   R.   Parker  and  Miss  Phillips  of 
Mt.   Holyoke,  F.     A.    Waugh   and    Miss    Judge   of 
Smith,  A.   L.  Whiting  and  Miss    Farrar  of  Amherst. 
L.  W.  Chapman  and  Miss  Wilson  of  South  Hadley, 
C.   L.  Flint  and  Miss  Steel   of  Mt.   Holyoke,  J.  G. 
Curtis  and  Miss  Squires  of  Holyoke,   H.  C.   Chase 
and  Miss  Mlnot  of  Portland,  Me.,  C.   E.  Treat  and 
Miss  Boutelle  of  Mt.  Holyoke,  H.J.  Neale  and  Miss 
Nipon  of  Smith,  E.  H.   Brown  and  Miss  Crawford  of 
Mt.  Holyoke,  E.  J.  Burke  and  Miss  O'Neal  of  West- 
fleld, G.  M.  Codding  and  Miss  MacKilllp  of  Smith. 
H.  P.  Crosby  and  Miss  Randolph  of  Amherst,  S.  S. 
Crossman  and  Miss  Butler  of  Smith,  H.  W.  French 
and  Miss  Booth  of   Holyoke,  C.  H.   Maps  and    Miss 
Snow  of  Holyoke,  H.  W.  Turner  and  Miss  Farns- 
worth  of  Holyoke,  C.  H.  Paddock  and  Miss  Whitney 
of  Mt.  Holyoke,  Howard  Bates  of  Willfeton  and  Miss 
Richer  of  Smith,  Roy  Gaskill  of  Amherst  and    Miss 
Knight  of  Chlcopee,  and  G.  N.  Searle  of   Westfleld 
and  Miss  Knowles  of  Westfleld. 

The  committee  desires  to  state  that  the  next 
Informal  will  come  after  Christmas  just  after  fraternity 
intlations  so  that  a  large  number  of  alumni  can  be 
present. 


OUR  STUDENT  PUBLICATIONS. 

To  the  observant  person  many  Interesting  and  sug- 
gestive things  appear  about  college.     Only  a  few  days 
ago  when   the  writer  was  attending  one  of  his  recita- 
tions, the  professor  In  charge  devoted  some  time  to  a 
discussion   of   the  power  which  the  Signal   and  Index 
have  in  telling  outsiders  about   our   college.     A  few 
hours  later  he  was  In   the   room  of  a  classmate   who 
was   about  to  pay  a  visit  to  his  home  In  a  neighboring 
town  and   he  heard  his   friend  remark   "1  must  take 
home  some  Signals  to  show  my  sister  as  she  always 
wants    to    see  them."     Again  he  has  many  times 
noticed  copies  of  the  Signal  lying  on  the  mall  box  to 
be   sent  away  to  friends  by  some  student.     Then   It 
was,  to  be   somewhat   facetious,    that   the   weighty 
powers  entailed   upon  the  writer  as  a  member  of  the 
Signal  Board  first  appealed  to  him. 

But   to  be  serious,    the   student   publications  are 

criterions   by   which  this   college,    as   all  others,  are 

judged.     To  those  people   who  have   no  Interest  in 

athletics  and  who  are  not  personally  acquainted  with 

lour   line    of    work,  there  Is   no  means  of  reaching 


except  by  the  printed  page.  As  these  people  are 
usually  the  most  fastidious  of  all  in  their  judgement, 
it  is  a  somewhat  hard  task  to  satisfy  their  ideals. 

The  College  Signal  under  its  present  policy  appears 
solely  as  a  college  newspaper.  We  find  in  every  Issue 
a  page  of  editorial  comments  on  college  affairs,  an 
account  of  athletic  events,  and  columns  devoted  to 
college  happenings,  department  notes,  alumni  and 
intercollegiate  matters.  Besides  this  there  are  longer 
articles  upon  such  subjects  as  call  for  more  extended 
notice.  We  make  no  attempt  to  Intrude  on  the  field 
of  a  literary  paper.  No  practical  newspaper  ever 
became  very  successful  when  run  upon  literary  princi- 
ples and  be  ides  at  this  college,  which  is  devoted 
almost  exclusively  to  scientific  research,  we  cannot 
compete  creditably  with  the  classical  college  maga- 
zine. The  interest  and  expectancy  with  which  the 
undergraduates  look  forward  to  every  issue  of  the  paper 
seems  to  approve  of  the  methods  upon  which  it  Is 
published. 

Our  only  other  student  publication,  the  Index  or  the 
junior  class-book  is  quite  different.     Containing  as  it 
does  all  the  statistics  pertaining  to  the  college  and  also 
all  the  events  of  the  year,  it  must  be  skillfully  handled 
to   avoid   tending  at   one   extreme   toward  a  census 
report   of  the  college  or  at  the  other  to  a  cheap  joke- 
book.     In   the  editorial  department  there  is  abundant 
opportunity  for  literary  development  but  for  the  past 
few  years   the   Index  has   been  lamentably  weak  In 
editorials.     In  the  Index  the  humorist,  the  embryonic 
poet   and   the  artist  all  have  an  excellent   chance   to 
develop  their   talent  and  at  the  same  time  to  spread 
the    glory    and    honor    of     Massachusetts    abroad. 
Especially   the   whole   editorial  board  gets  an  Insight 
into  the  mystic  art  of  book  publishing. 

At  the  present  time  the  student  body  seems  to  have 
a  greater   interest   in   the  Index  than  In  the   Signal. 
The  charm   of  novelty  In  each  volume  of  the  former 
is  more  appealing  than  the  more  regular  and  uniform 
appearance   of  the   latter.     After  all,  however,  the 
Signal   is  published  so  much  more  frequently  and  Is 
circulated  so  widely  that  its  influence  Is  stronger  than 
the  Index  In  the  outside  world.     For  this  reason  there 
should  be  more  candidates  for  positions  on  the  editorial 
board  since,  although  there  have  been  occasional  cases 
of  flagrant  injustice  In  electing  new  members,  in  most 
cases  the  best  fitted  men  have  been  chosen.     We 


seldom   see,    as  In  other  college  papers,  communica- 
tions from  various  students  upon  matters  of  vital  Inter- 
est to  the  college  and  on  the  other  hand  certain  mem- 
bers of  the  faculty  are  apparently  adverse  to  giving  out 
Information  for  publication.     Thus  we  find  that  some 
of  the  most  important  departments  of  the  college  are 
never   mentioned  In  the  "department  notes."     The 
cause   for   this  policy  is  somewhat  obscure  and  Is  flot 
conducive  to  the  successful  development  of  our  plans. 
On   behalf   of  our  student  publications  we  most  earn- 
estly  say   unto  you  "Contribute  to  the  Signal"  and, 
four  weeks  hence,  "Buy  an  Index." 


CLASS  SPIRIT. 

Fellow  students  of  "Massachusetts  :"— There  are 
times  in  the  lives  of   most  of   us  when  we  halt  In  the 
dally  routine  of  duty  and  ask  ourselves  the   question, 
"Am  I  a  man  ?"     It  may  not  be  in  audible  words,  It 
may   not  be  couched   In  words  at  all,    but   the  con- 
science  echoes  the   challenge  of  the  soul,  "Am  I  a 
man?"     And  we  reflect  upon  the   past   day's   work, 
and  the  past  week's  events.    The  unkind  thoughts,  the 
unkind   words,   the  little   misdemeanors,   the   mean- 
nesses and  the  thoughtless  class-room  disturbances  all 
arise  like  so  many  accusations.     We  think  K  all  over. 
We  try  to  picture  what  would  have  happened  had  we 
been   true  to   ourselves,  and   thus  in  our   imaginings 
there  arises  an  Ideal,  the  loyal,  hearty,  whole-souled 
college    man.     It  Is  an   Ideal,  to  be  sure,    but  we  all 
have  our  Ideals.     The  ideals  of  some  are   placed  on 
lofty   pedestals  as  finite  ends   toward   which  years  of 
strife   and   conquest   lead.      Well-defined  ideals  of 
others  exist  In  the  Immediate   future   with   faint  con- 
ceptions of   standards   to  be  attained   beyond.     And 
here  is  a  fellow  determined  to  win  his  class  numerals 
or  a  big  "M,"  by  serious  work  on  our  athletic  teams. 
The  latter  Is  only  a  secondary  Ideal,  we   grant,  but  It 
is  the   Incentive   toward   firmer   resolutions,  an  ideal 
which,  once   reached,  establishes  a  precedent.     Yet 
foremost  in  our  day-dreams  should  stand   above  all 
others,  upon  which  ail  others  are  dependent,  the  Ideal 
of  manhood,  the  grandest    ideal   that  the    Intellect  Is 
capable  of  conceiving. 

This  exhortation  is  not  designed  as  a  treatise  on 
the  human  soul  or  a  philosophical  treatment  of  Ideals, 
but  it  is  written  for  what  It  is  worth  and  It  deals  with 
facts,  not  phantoms.     The  article  on  college  spirit  In 


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the  issue  of  Nov.  1  was  not  written  to  be  read  and 
thrown  aside  but  to  be  read  twice  and  reread  and  to 
be  weighed  in  the  light  of  our  inherent  patriotism. 
But  there  is  a  very  grave  fault  (a  graver  fauit,  I  was 
about  to  say)  existing  In  our  dear  college  today  which 
is  detrimental  to  college  spirit  and  would  be  eradi- 
cated by  a  more  liberal  display  of  the  very  spirit  it 
crowds  down.  When  I  say  there  is  a  lack  of  class 
spirit  at  M.  A.  C.  you  Immediately  disagree  with  me. 
When  I  proclaim  that  class  spirit  at  M.  A.  C.  is 
Inconsistent  and  selfish,  those  who  have  thought  about 
it  before  voice  my  sentiment. 

We  come  from  all  parts  of  Massachusetts  and  from 
a  number  of  other  states  and  from  diversified   condi- 
tions of  environment   to  M.  A.  C.     Thus  the  fresh- 
man class  each  year  as  It  enters  its  roll  upon  the  col- 
lege records  Is  a  class  of   individuals   whose  prepara- 
tory education  has  been   uniform.     They  have  come 
to  live  and  learn  together  for  four  years,     The  Indi- 
viduals, therefore,    organize  as  a  college  class.     But 
even  now  we  find  Individual   temperaments  and  Indi- 
vidual  tastes — It   cannot  be  otherwise— and  the  class 
becomes  divided  into  groups  and  factions.     And  right 
here  lies  the  germ  for  future  Internal  dissensions.     If 
this  germ  is  allowed  to   grow  it  will   seriously  cripple 
class  spirit   but  If  the   welfare  of   the  entire   class  Is 
continually  kept  In  mind  our  actions  will  conform  to  a 
true,  unselfish  class  spirit.     On  the  athletic  field  I  do 
not  challenge   class  spirit  for  In  M.  A.  C.  It  becomes 
intense  at  times.     On  the   walks  of   our   campus  I 
cannot   condemn  'class-spirit ,   but  1  do  condemn  the 
spirit  of  any  class  which  overruns  the  bounds  of  man- 
liness and  abuses  the    privileges    which  dear  old 
•''Mass'chusetts"  affords  us.     When  this  spirit  shows 
itself  It  is  time  to  say,  "Get  thee  behind  me,  Satan." 
There  are  fellows  here  with  a  determination  to  get 
all  they   can   out  of   the  four  years  of  study.     You 
know  who  they  are.     There  are  fellows  here  to  get  a 
college   education.     You  know  who   they  are.     And 
there  are  a  few   who  are   here  to  kill   time.     We  all 
know  who  they  are,  too.     Some   are  obliged  to  work 
for  wages  In  spare  time  that  they  may  remain  in  col- 
lege.    There  are  many  whose  parents  are  obliged  tc 
sacrifice   little   luxuries  in  order  that   they   may  be 
given  the   opportunity  to  make   something  of   them- 
selves.    And  yet  those  of  the  class  who  don't  care  a 
straw   whether   they  get   anything  out  of  a  subject  or 


not  lack  the  man  to  such  an  extent  as  to  try  to  cheat 
those  of  the  class  who  are  striving  for  knowledge  from 
obtaining  accessory  Instruction  In  the  class-raom.  Is 
this  class  spirit  ?  Are  you  working  for  the  best  inter 
ests  of  the  entire  class  when  you  hinder  an  instructor  , 
from  explaining  difficult  points  in  the  lesson  ?  If  you 
are  men  you  answer  no.  If  you  are  wanting  in  class 
spirit  you  will  remain  silent  and  continue  to  play  your 
childish  pranks  to  your  own  amusement.  Last  spring 
the  gravest  blot  that  could  be  stamped  on  the  history 
of  any  class  or  any  college  left  Its  Indelible  stain  on 
the  records  of  M.  A.  C.  Such  deeds  are  not  dis- 
plays of  class  spirit  but  mere  expositions  of  malice 
which  should  play  no  part  whatever  in  the  life  of  any 
college  or  any  class. 

Fellows,  what   are  we  here   for  ;    to  .censure   our 
instructors,  to  criticise  their  methods  of  teaching,  to 
condem  them  as  unfit  tor  their  positions  and  to  show 
our  lack  of  appreciation  of  their  efforts?     Or  are  we 
here  to  absorb  the  information  our  instructors  can  give 
us  and  to  make  the  most  of  our  opportunities?  This  Is 
the  character-molding  period  of  our  lives.     It  is  now 
that  we  develop  those  traits  of  character  which  stand 
for  worth  among  men.     If  we  harbor  malice  now  it 
will   but  linger  in  our  natures  in  the  years  of  world 
strife  and,  on  the  other  hand,  if  we  practise  forbear 
ance  now  it  will  live  with  us  In  decades  to  come.    We 
owe  "Mass'chusetts"  everything.     It  lies  In  our  own 
hands  whether  we    shall  honor  our  Alma  Mater  as 
undergraduates   by  upholding  those   grand  Ideals   we 
are  seeking  and   make  her  a  powerful  factor  in  the 
upbuilding  of  our  vast  Commonwealth  and  resource 
ful  nation  or  whether  we  shall  allow  true  manhood,  a 
dominating   college    spirit,  a   subordinated  fraternity 
spirit  and  an  unselfish  class  spirit  to  sink  Into  oblivion. 
Freshmen,  Sophomores,  Juniors,  Seniors,  I    leave 
It  with  you  to  think  overall  that  this  brief  article  pre 
tends  to  present. 


ALUMNI  ATTENTION. 

The  Tufts  game  will  be  played  Friday,  Novem- 
ber 34,  on  Tufts  Oval.  Game  called  at  three 
o'clock. 


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AGRICULTURE. 
The  senior  class  in  agriculture  has  begun  its  work 
in  dairy  practice  in  the  rooms  connected  with  the  col- 
lege barn.  The  students  are  divided  into  three  divis- 
ions alternating  in  the  work  of  separating,  buttermak- 
ing  and  testing  milk.  N.  J.  Hunting,  '01,  is  in 
charge  of  the  separator  work  which  position  he  has 
held  previously  during  the  short  courses  In  dairying. 
The  room  is  fitted  out  with  the  usual  number  of 
modern  improved  separators,  one  or  two  new  makes 
having  been  added.  There  is  also  a  patent  steam 
heater  for  milk  and  a  modern  cold  water  cooler. 

The  buttermaking  is  supervised  by  Mr.  Fryhofer  of 
the  Kansas  Agricultural  college.  All  the  details  of 
cream  ripening  and  butter  making  are  learned  by 
practical  experience  accompanied  by  a  few  lectures. 
Modern  churns  and  butterworkers  run  by  electricity 
are  used  as  well  as  cream  tempering  vats  controlled 
by  steam.  F.  R.  Church,  '02,  has  charge  of  milk 
testing.     Steam  Babcock  testers  are  used. 

The  subject   of   the  agricultural  seminar  held  Oct. 
31  was  Forestry  led  by  Jones,    '07.     Last   week  C. 
W.  Carpenter,  '06,  spoke  on    Bush    Fruit   Culture," 
giving  results  of  his  experience  and  observation. 
ZOOLOGY. 
Dr.  Lull  has  returned  from  a  trip  to  New  York,  for 
the  completion  of  his  monograph  on  Dlnasaurs. 
HORTICULTURE. 
Two  meetings   of  the   horticultural   seminar  have 
been  held  since  the  last  issue  of  the  Signal.     Profes- 
sor  Waugh   gave  at  one  of  them  a  talk  on  "Books" 
dealing  with  the  subject  In  a  broad  manner  and  giving 
some  sterling  advise  on  the  use  of  books  to  aid   prac- 
tice.    The   old   prejudice   against  "  Book  Larnln'," 
he  says,  Is  fast  dying  out  and  today  there  is  a  veritable 
gold   mine   of  good   practicable   truth  to  be  obtained 
from  numerous  books  on  nearly  all  technical  subjects. 
He  advised  if  possible  to  do  collateral  reading,  to  have 
good  books  lying  around  and  become  acquainted  with 
them  even    If  they   could    not  be  thoroughly  studied, 
and  thus  learn  to  choose  books  and  get  the  best  out  of 
them. 

At   the   other   seminar  Professor  Brooks  spoke  on 
•Results  of  Fertilizer  Tests  in  the   Apple    Orchard." 


This  was  a   most   valuable  talk  on  experiments  con 
ducted  at  the  experimental  orchard  since  1889.     The 
object   was   to   try  the  relative  effects  of  ( I )  barnyard 
manure,  (2)  wood  ashes,  (3)  bone  meal   and   muriate 
of  potash  and  (4)  bone  meal  and  low  grade  sulfate  of 
potash,     in   quantity   of  fruit   plot.    No.  I   gave  the 
largest   return   while   in  cheapness  of  production  and 
in  quality  the  last  plot   exceeded.     Professor    Brooks 
recommended  the  use  of  slowly  available  fertilizers  In 
orchards  as  these  are  obtained  at  less  cost  within   the 
same  final  results. 


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mm. 


ALUMNI  ATTENTION. 
The  1907  Index  will  be  out  approximately  on 
December  10,  1905.    All  alumni  desiring  copies 
should  notify  M.   H.   Clark  Jr.   as  early    as 
possible. 

71.— A.  D.  Norcross  of  Monson,  has  been 
re-elected  to  the  Massachusetts  Legislature. 

'73. — E.  P.  Penhallow,  professor  of  botany  in 
Magill  university,  Montreal,  Canada,  visited  college 
last  summer  and  expressed  his  appreciation  of  the 
growth  and  work  of  the  college. 

'83. — H.  J.  Wheeler  Is  doing  very  efficient  work 
as  director  of  the  Rhode  Island  Experiment  station. 
His  recent  efforts  to  procure  free  Importation  of  slag 
meal  Into  the  United  States  is  worth  especial  mention. 
Dr.  Wheeler  is  secretary  of  a  federation  of  agricultural 
interests  recently  organized  In  Rhode  Island,  having 
as  its  object  the  suppression  of  the  gypsy  and  brown- 
tail  moths  and  the  general  advancement  of  the  agri- 
cultural Intersts  of  the  state. 

•88.— Herbert     C.     Bliss,      14      Mechanic    St., 
Attleboro. 

'90. — Charles  Jones,  head  chemist  at    Burlington, 
Vt..  spent  a  few  days  at  college  recently. 

'93.— Luther  W.  Smith,  superintendent  of  High 
land  Farm.  Manteno,  III.,  has  been  spending  a  few 
days  with  Prof.  F.  S.  Cooley  recently. 

'94.— The  many  friends  of  Prof.  R.  E.  Smith, 
formerly  of  the  Massachusetts  agricultural  college, 
now  plant  pathologist  for  the  state  of  California,  wll  I 
be  pleased  to  learn  of  his  engagement  to  Miss  Jessie 
Anna  Carroll  of  Whlttier.  Cal. 


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-'94  _p.  H.  Smith,  assistant  chemist,  department 
of  foods  and  feedieg  at  M.  A.  C,  is  doing  post-grad- 
uate work  in  chemistry  and  agriculture. 

'95.— Stephen  C.  Toole,  who  is  in  the  forestry 
business,  has  taken  the  contract  to  plant  with  pines 
560  acres  of  pasture  and  timber  land  in  Goshen, 
recently  bought  by  J.  C.  Hammond  of  Northampton. 
Mr.    Toole   will  begin   very  soon   upon  the  first  fif  ty 

acres. 

•95  —Robert  Cooley,  professor  of  zoology  and 
entomology  in  Montana  Agricultural  college  spent  a 
month  visiting  college  last  summer. 

'95.— Stephen  Toole  who  has  been  engaged  in 
nursery  business  in  eastern  Massachusetts  has  Issued 
a  catalogue  of  wild  plants.  He  has  lately  begun 
work   in   practical   forestry   and  tree  doctoring  In  this 

vicinity. 

'96.— A.  S.  Kinney  has  received  further  appoint- 
from  Mt.  Holyoke  college  as  director  of  botanical 
gardens  and  greenhouses  and  as  instructor. 

»97t_G.  D.  Leavens  of  Grafton,  has  recently  pub- 
llshed'a  valuable  pamphlet  on  Fertilizers. 

,97  __Q  a.  Drew  of  Greenwich.  Conn,  spent  a 
few  days  in  Amherst  recently. 

'01.— E.  S.  Gamwell,  essayist  for  a  mining  com- 
pany, is  now  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

'01.—  C.  L.  Rice  of  the  Western  Electric  Co., 
has  lately  visited  friends  in  Amherst. 

-01  .—A  bulletin  has  just  been  received  from  R.  I. 
Smith,  state  entomologist,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  on  "Peach 
Insects"  It  is  a  very  well  illustrated  bulletin  and 
contains  a  large  amount  of  practical  information  on 
the  insects  which  trouble  the  peach,  and  is  an  exceed- 
ingly valuable  treatise. 

'03.—  William  Allen  is  working  for  a  large  clothing 
firm  in  New  York  city. 

'03.— P.    W.    Brooks  is   engaged   in  wheat   and 
alfalfa  growing  on  a  large  ranch  in  Imperial,  Cal. 

'03.— S.  C.  Bacon  of  New  York  city  spent  a  few 
days  in  Sunderland  recently. 

•03.— Nell  F.  Monahan,  taking  post-graduate  work 
at  M.  A.  C.  in  chemistry  and  botany. 

'05.— P.  F.  Williams  has  been  transferred  from 
the  Bhie  Hills  Reservation  to  the  Revere  Reserva- 
tion and  prospects  for  the  future  are  bright  to  him. 


'05.— The  Munson  Whitaker  Company,  48  Win- 
ter St.,  Room  45,  Boston,  scientific  care  of  trees, 
shrubs  and  lawn,  have  the  Beverly  town  work,  and 
are  at  present  fighting  brown  tail  moths. 

'05.— N.  D.  Ingham  and  Thomas  Hunt  are  taking 
post-graduate  work  In  botany  in  the  University  of  Cal- 
ifornia under  Professor  Smith,  M.  A.  < 


The  Brown  enrollment  is  901  which  is  87  less  than 
last  year. 

The   college   authorities   at  Union  have  abolished 

chapel  rushes. 

Cornell   has   four  students   from   the  .provence  of 
Bengal  in  East  India. 

The  freeman  class  at  Princeton  Is  410,  the.  largest 
entering  class  on  record. 

By  vote   of  the   two  lower  classes  the  customary 
flag  rush  has  been  abolished  at  Tufts. 

Tech   has   just   received  a  bequest  of  $70,000  for 
the  erection  of  a  Walker  Memorial  Gymnasium. 

This  year's  entollment  at  Harvard  shows  a  decrease 
of  139  students  under  last  year's  total  registration. 

This  Is  the  commemoration  year  of  Princeton  in 
honor  of  the  fact  she  has  already  received  over 
$100,000  in  donations. 

Williams  is  spending  over  $20,000  in  improving 
her  gymnasium.  A  large  swimming  pool  and  a  new 
cage  will  also  he  added. 

The  members  of  the  professional  schools  of  Colum- 
bia have  decreased  in  number  although  attendance 
on  the  college  courses  as  a  whole  has  increased. 

A  rule  recently  passed  at  Dartmouth  requires  each 
undergraduate  to  pay  an  annual  tax  of  five  dollars  to 
be  expended  in  the  interests  of  the  athletic  teams. 

The  number  of  students  at  Technology  is  only 
1430.  This  is  over  a  hundred  less  than  were  there 
last  year.  The  freshman  class  is  a  hundred  less  than 
last  year. 

Since  last  year  it  has  become  a  custom 
at  Minnesota  to  sing  the  college  song  every  Friday 
morning  in  chapel.  In  this  way  It  becomes  familiar 
to  every  student 


Illinois  has  established  a  series  of  evening  meet- 
ings which  are  to  be  given  over  to  singing.  The 
object  of  this  is  to  make  all  the  students  more  famil- 
iar with  the  college  songs. 

The  University  of  Chicago  has  a  new  college  of 
Religious  and  Social  Science  to  train  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
secretaries,  medical  missionaries,  and  others  expect- 
ing to  enter  Christian  work. — Ex. 

Columbia  university  at  her  commencement  gave 
the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws  to  Baron  Konmra  and 
M.  Serglus  Witte,  the  plenipotentiaries  of  Japan  and 
Russia  to  the  peace  conference. — Ex. 

A  Harvard  graduate  has  given  to  Yale  $10,000. 
It  was  given  to  be  used  to  bring  Harvard  professors 
to  Yale  for  lecture  work,  In  order  to  bring  about  a 
closer  friendship  between  the  institutions. 

It  is  estimated  that  ten  times  as  many  children 
have  been  taught  in  Porto  Rico  in  the  last  six  years 
as  In  the  four  hundred  years  under  Spanish  misrule. 
Education  in  Porto  Rico  was  controlled  by  priests. Ex. 

John  A.  Storer  Cobb  of  Boston  recently  gave  a 
house  and  grounds  on  t  he  brow  of  a  hill  overlooking 
Paradise  Pond  to  Smith  College  to  be  used  as  a 
retreat  for  students  requiring  rest  as  a  result  of 
overwork. 

Chicago  university  has  called  for  drawings  of  seals 
from  which  to  select  one.  A  large  number  of 
designs  were  presented,  but  all  bearing  the  student 
lamp  were  rejected,  as  it  was  thought  that  it  would 
suggest  Standard  oil. — Ex. 

Of  1 ,800  students  applying  for  admission  this  year 
at  Cornell,  800  were  refused  \  and  to  enter  President 
Schurman  told  the  student  body,  did  not  insure  stay- 
ing. He  advised  the  freshman  to  get  a  hard  chair, 
go  into  the  garret  and  "grind." — Ex. 

A  formal  offer  has  been  made  to  the  authorities  of 
Smith  college  of  $1,000,000  endowment,  a  site  of 
80  acres  and  other  privileges  not  obtained  here  if  the 
institution  will  move  to  Joliet,  Illlonis.  The  accept- 
ance or  refusal  must  be  made  this  year. 

The  introduction  of  the  preceptorial  system  has 
brought  an  addition  of  50  per  cent,  to  the  faculty  of 
Princeton  university.  Most  of  the  colleges  in  the 
country  are  represented  In  these  new  appointments. 
The  preceptors  rank  as  assistant  professors.  —  Ex. 


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The  most  disastrous  event  which  has  occurred  at 
"liege  barn,  revealed  MM,  data  In  regard  to  the 


behaviour  of  ft.  students  at  such  an  eme^T 

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he  men  ,„  college   „„   be   depended   upo    to  mike 
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BIG  BARN  DESTROYED. 

What  was  commonly   known   as  the    "big  barn" 
on   the    Agricultural    college   grounds,    which   every 
farmer  in  the  state  has  read  about   and   thousands  of 
them  have  seen,  was  burned  to  the  ground   Thursday 
night,  Nov.  16,  and   with    it   the    greater  part  of  Its 
valuable  contents.      The    circumstances  surrounding 
the  fire  are  in  many  respects  peculiar,  and  some  diffi- 
culty is  experienced   in   reconciling   conflicting  state- 
ments concerning  It.     It    is   stated   that  the  fire  was 
first  noticed  by  one  of  the  college  students  who  roomed 
In  the  south  dormitory.     Again    it  is   stated   that  the 
fire  was  first  seen  by  a  man  living  in  Plainville,  about 
a  mile  to  the  west,  who  hurried  in  and  gave  the  alarm. 
Passengers   on   the    car   leaving   Northampton  at  1 1 
o'clock  are  said  to  have  seen  the  fire  all  the  way  from 
Hadley  Into  Amherst.     An  alarm  was  sounded  by  the 
bell  on  the  town    hall    tower  at    11.50  p.m.     Before 
this  had  been   done   the  fire   battalion   a*  the  college 
had  turned  out  and   got    two   streams  on  the  flames, 
but  the  fire  had  attained  such    headway,  aided  by  the 
strong  wind  blowing  from  the  northwest,  that  the  water 
seemed  to  have  no  effect.     Soon  after  the  alarm  was 
turned  in  the  fire  department  from   the  center  village 
and  East  Amherst  was  on  the  grounds,  but  little  could 
be  done  except  to  check  the   spread  of  the  flames  to 
other  buildings.     The   fire   apparently   started  in  the 
hay  in  the  northwest  corner  of  the  building.     As  soon 
as  the  fire  was  discovered  the   students  and  laborers 
employed  on  the  college  farm,  under  the  lead  of  the 
farm  superintendent,  E.  H.  Forristall,   directed  their 
efforts  toward   saving   the    livestock   in   the  building. 
In  this  they  were  partially  successful.     There  were  98 
head  of  horned  cattle  in  the  building,   and  of  these  all 
were  rescued  except   20   head  of  young  cattle,  three 
cows  thai  were  in  separate  stalls  and  four  bulls.     Of 
the  61  nead  of   sheep   all   escaped   except  one  prize 
ram,  valued  at  $200.     In  the  basement  of  the  build- 
ing there  were  about  60  swine,  and  of  these  only  two 
escaped.     In  addition  to  the    livestock   the  barn  con- 
tained approximately  300  tons  of  hay,  a  large  amount 
of  ensilage,  a  carload  of  grain,    600   bushels  of  pota- 
toes, many  bushels  of  other  root  crops,  thousands  of 
dollars   worth  of   farm   tools   and  machinery  of  the 
latest  pattern  and   dairy   machinery   valued   at  many 
thousands  more.     All  the  contents   of   the  barn,  with 
the  exception  of  the  livestock    noted  above,  were  de- 


stroyed.    So   rapidly   did   the   flames   do  their  work 
that  two  employes   who   sleep   In  the  barn  barely  es- 
caped with  their   lives,    losing   all    their  personal  be- 
longings.    The  horse  barn,  built  at  the  same  time  as 
the  barn  that  burned ,    and  the   farm   house  were  the 
only  buildings  near  by,    and   these  were  saved.     An 
accurate  estimate  of  the  loss  cannot  readily  be  made. 
The  original  cost  of  the    barn   and   its  equipment  was 
above  $45,000.     Additions  and    improvements   have 
been  made  from  time  to  time.     At  the   existing  high 
prices  for  material  and  labor  the  cost  of  replacing  the 
barn  would  be  much  larger.     The   value  of  the  prop- 
erty destroyed   in   the   building   will  probably  exceed 
$15,000.     There  is  a  blanket  insurance  policy  on  all 
the  property  owned  by  the  college,  which  amounts  to 
$132,000,  and   which    was    issued  through  the  joint' 
agency  of  B.  H.  Williams   &   Co.    and  a  Springfield 
agency.     Under  the  conditions  of  this  policy  it  is  ex- 
pected that  only  a   comparatively   small  sum  can  be 
collected  for  the  loss  occasioned   by  Thursday  night's 
fire.     For  the  past   three  years,    acting   upon  advice 
from  the  state  authorities,  the   trustees  of  the  college 
have  not  renewed  expiring  policies. 

The   barn   was   erected    in   the  summer  of  1893. 
The  old  barn  had  long   been   inadequate  for  housing 
the  stock  upon  the  farm,  and,  in  addition  it  was  poorly 
constructed  and  arranged,  and   many  of  the  valuable 
animals  in  the  college  herd  had  become  infected  with 
tuberculosis.     Recognizing  the   bad  position  in  which 
the  college  was  placed  before  the  public  in  maintain- 
ing a  herd  of  cattle  infected  with  this  dreaded  disease 
it  was  determined  to  dispose   of   the   herd  and  to  buy 
an  entire  new  stock  of  cattle,  and  to   house  them  in  a 
building  free  from  any  taint   of  disease.     The  Legis- 
lature was  appealed  to  for   funds   and   granted  an  ap- 
propriation of  $40,000.     With   this   sum   it  was  pro- 
posed to  erect  two   model   barns,  one  for  horses,  the 
other  for  the  housing  of  cattle,  farm  products  and  Im- 
plements,  also   to     accommodate   a    dairy    school. 
The  appropriation  was   granted  in   May,  1893.     The 
plans  submitted  by  a  Boston  architect  were  accepted, 
and  the  contract  for  the  carpenter  work  was  awarded 
to  Haskins  and  Bosworth  of  this  town.      The  founda- 
tion walls  of  Pelham  granite    were    completed  during 
the  summer  and  the  building  was  ready  for  occupancy 
the  next  summer.      The   cost  of   the  structure  when 
completed  and  with  its  equipment  was  something  like 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


$45,000.  It  was  by  far  the  largest  barn,  and  proba- 
cy the  most  expensive  one,  ever  erected  In  Western 
Massac  usetts.  ,n  nearly  every  respect  it  was  a 
model  s  ructure,  although  owing  to  some  defects  in 
he  architect's   plans    it    was    found    necessary    to 

ccuTden  thTehframe*°*  ™""»y  fter  it  had  been 
occupied      The  greater  part  of   the    material  used  in 
construction  was  southern  pine,  and  the  Interior  finish 
especially  of  the  office  rooms  and   recitation   room  ' 
wa    superior  to  that  in  many  modern  dwelling,.     The 

om^ranCdaU,e'   *"*   ""   "*  ""   ^ 
comfort  and  convenience.     The  floors   were  covered 

w Ith  concrete  and  so  arranged  that  a  stream    of 7^ 

from  a  hose  would  clean   them   thoroughly.     j„  fron 

o  the  stalls  were  adjustable    feed    troughs    each  sun 

P  ed  with  a  faucet,  which  when  openedt ', a ^ 

of  running  water.  There  were  ingenious  arrangements 

for   collecting   and   disposing   of   the  manure  The 

rooms  used  for  the  dairy   school    were  finely  finished 

an    equipped  with  the  very  best  of  modern  apparatus 

In  the  main  building   there   was   storage  capacity  for 

several  hundred  tons  of  hay  and  large  silo,  that  wou  d 

accommodate  a  vast  amount  of  silage.      n  the  base 

ment  were  cellars  for  the   storage   of   the 

-wad  on  the  farm.     There  were   also  bins  for  ^Tn 

oMarge  capacity.     ,ncluded  in   the   p.ant  was  a^  ice 

house    where  the  ice  cut  from  the  lake  on  the  coH  ge 

grounds  was  stored,     [n  the  upper  stories  there  wa    a 

arge  stock  of  farming   tools   and    machinery  oTh 

es  and  most  approved  patterns.       Scattered  ab  u 

the  building  was   up-to-date   labor-saving  machinery 

ctiewd  :h  t  of:he  work  about  ,he  t^zz 

earned  on.  Everything  about  the  building  was  keot 
n  first-class  order  and  repair.  There  were^  0 
all  hings  and  everything  was  in  its  place.  In  every 
Part  of  the  building,  from  the  offices  to  the  stab  7 
cleanhness  WaS  the  ru,e-  The  parts  of  the  building 
where  the  cattle  were  kept  was  supplied  with  an 
abundance  of  light  and  fresh  a,.  Aether,  it  was 
amode|barn)abarnadmlrab|y   adapted 

Thousands  of  persons   from    all   over  the  state   from 
other  states  and  foreign   countries,    have  visited  an" 
•nspected  the  barn,  and  their  genera,  sentiments  h" 
been  those  of  surprise  and   admiration.     Its  loss  will 

Despite  the  fact  that    the    fire   broke   out  at  a  late 


I 


hour  hundreds  of  people,  hearing  the  alarm  or  aroused 
by  he  noise  or  the  glare  from  the  fire,  hurried  to  the 
college  grounds  and  witnessed  the  conflagration  It 
was  a  brilliant  spectacle  and  seen  in  towns  many 
m,les  away.  The  origin  of  the  fire  is  enveloped  in 
mystery.  The  only  lights  used  about  the  building 
were  electric  lights.  ,n  the  part  of  the  barn  where 
*e   fire   apparently   started   there    were   no  electric 

Whiu  fhSm°king    in    the    bu"d'ng    was   prohibited. 
While  there  is  no  positive  evidence   to  show  that  the 

im^K,    fW°r,k0f  ^    inC6ndlary    H  -"».  almost 


impossible  for  the   fire   to   ^^T^Z 
way.     Fire  Marshal  Crittenden  was  promptly  notified 

time  both  he  and  Deputy  Sheriff  D.  H.  Tillson  have 
been  carefully  investigating  the  circumstances  con- 
nected with  this  fire  and  the  fire  that  destroyed  the 
bam  on  the  Fitch  place  last  Wednesday  evening 
Thus  far  they  have  failed  to  discover  any  evidence 
that  would  show  conclusively  that   the   fires  were  set 

f0orratnhem,UeS  ^  ^  ^   ^  ^  reSp°nsib,e' 
The   following   members   of   the  board  of  trustees 
came  to  Amherst  Friday,  and  on  Friday  evening  held 
a  meeting  with    Acting   President  W.  P.  Brooks  and 
Treasurer  G.  F.  Mills  at  the  Amherst  house  •     j    L 
Ellsworth,  G.  H.  Ellis,    James    Draper,  W   R    Ses 
slons,  N.  I.  Bowdltch,  E.  D.  Howe.       At  this  mee  " 
mg  it  was   decided   that    temporary  accommodations 

Wded  Tmh  kC  ^^  C°WS  °f  thC  hCrd  Sh0u,d  °°  Pro 
videdatthe  barn  of  the  West  Experiment  Station 
and   hat  the  remainder  of   the  herd  should  be  sold  at 

of  S  °uth  c on"5  f  °  deC'ded  l°  flt  UP  ,he  b~ 
of  South  college,  formerly  used  as  a  boiler  room  for 
the  use  of  the  dairy  school.-^,,/  Record.      ' 


1905   REUNION. 

After  the  Tufts  game  the  members  of  the  class   of 

1905  m    Boston  and  vicinity  held   a  banquet  at  th! 

Qulncy  house,  Boston.     To  this  banquet  were  iltS 

the  members  of  the  football  team       m!L        a       d 

and  undergraduates  werfat^ent^c'ovfrf;^ 

w  u  h  X  fo;s,y-f  At"er  the  ban«uet  "°'« 

™r*tlr!?    %     toastmaster   called    upon  Coach 
~ra  g,  Captain   Cra.ghead   and   others  for  remark 

art  s?  &r ed  and  ™>  -  - 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


/Uhletic   N«*«- 


play   and  was  forced  to  punt,  the  ball  going  to   train- 
ing school's  seven  yard  line.     The  ball  was  run  m   to 
the  I8yard  line,  offside  play  by  M.A.C.  bringing  it  to 
the  22  yard  mark.     Training  School  fumbled   at   this 
point,  Clark  taking  the  ball  and  rushing   to   the   eight 
yard   line.       Massachusetts     gained    little    by    little 
through   Springfield's   line,     French    finally   scoring 
the  first  touchdown.     Cobb  kicked  the  goal.     Score, 
6-0      On  the  next  kickoff  Springfield  woke  up  a  little 
and  rushed  the  ball  from  Its  five  yard   line   Jo    Massa- 
chusetts' 37  yard  mark   where   they   fumbled     Clark 
falling   on  the  ball  again.     The  first  half  ended  with 
the  ball  on  the  Massachusetts  20yard  line. 
The   ball    changed   hands   repeatedly     du 


FOOTBALL. 

Massachusetts,^;  Spr.ngfieldTra.n.ngSchool.O. 

Spurred  on  by  the  enthusiastic  cheering  and  singing 
of  125  students,  Massachusetts  defeated  Springfield 
Training  School  at  Springfield,  Nov.  18,  15-0  in  a 
hard  fought  game,  this  being  the  largest  score  Mas- 
sachusetts has  piled  up  against  the  Training  School 
Springfield  fought  hard  and  furiously,  gaining  much 
ground,  but  falling  at  critical  moments  while  Massa- 
chusetts played  steady  and  persistently   and  had   their 

CJ?J»7$Z1  JrLn,     Crossman,  left  end   field      the ^^^^^t 
for  Massachusetts  was  also  much  in  evidence,  break-    punted  again,  Clark  again  f,  ^_  ^ 


ing  up  interference  in   a   masterly   manner.     Massa- 
chusetts'  line,    although   seemingly   weak   at  times 
held   at   crucial   moments   and  prevented  Springfield 
from  scoring.     The   punting  of   Cobb   was   in   itself 
worth  going  many  miles  to   see.     This  one    fact   had 
more  to  do  with  winning  the  game  than  any  other  one 


Springfield  attempt  to  catch  it.  An  advance  was 
made  on  the  Springfield  goal  line,  the  M.  A.  C.  men 
taking  the  ball  to  Training  School's  15  yard  line  where 
Cobb  kicked  a  pretty  goal.  Score,  10-0.  Both 
sides  continued  to  punt  during  the  rest  of  the  game 
With  four  minutes  to  play,  Massachusetts  finally  took 


do  with  winning  the  game  than  any  other  one  Wlth  four  minutes  10  p«, >~T" 

AftPr  the   srame   the   elated    Massachusetts'  the   ball   from    Springfield   in   the   latter  stemtoy. 

h  g;rs  o    Ided  doT  o   h    Republican  office  where  Brown  succeeded  in  gaining  through  Springfield's  line 

SU^K2T&  -»*-  time  after  time,  French  finally  being  sen    through    for 

£  Dartmouth  In  view  of  the  latter's  feat  In  holding  the  flna,  SCore  of  the  game.     The  Hneup^^  ^ 

Harvard  to  a  tie.  Massachusetts.                                                             ^^ 

Center   Wright   of  the   Training   School   set    tne  Crossm8Ln,  i  - 


Farley,  I.  t. 
Carey,  I.  g- 
Cutter,  c. 
Willis,  r.  g. 
Craighead,  r 
Clark,  r.  e. 
Cobb,  q.  b. 


t. 


game  in  motion  by  kicking  to  M.  A.  C's  20-yard  line 
Massachusetts  ran  the  ball  in  10  yards,  and   the   sig- 
nal  was  given  for   the  first  scrimmage.     The  state 
collegians  began  at  once  to  test  the  strength   of  their 
opponent's  line,  succeeding  so  well  in  the  experiment 
that   lr   a  few   short  and  snappy  rushes  they  brought 
the  bal  to  the  middle  of  the   field.     Training   school   Brown.  1 
was  caught  offside,  and  Massachusetts   was   given   a 
further  advance.     With  Craighead  back  of   the   line. 
Massachusetts  was  making  fine   progress.     Training 
school   again  added  to  its  opponents'  ground  covering 
by  playing  offside.     Springfield  recovered  itself  on  its 
own  50-yard  line   and   forced  Massachusetts  to  punt, 
the   ball   going   to   Training   School's   20  yard   line 
Springfield  hopes  ran  high  as  the  ball  progressed  with 
short   but  telling   gains.     But   gains  began  to  come 
slow  after  the  35  yard  line  was  reached      Gray  punted 
here  for  25  yards.     Massachusetts  suffered  for  offside  |  over    M .  A. 


r.  t..  Briggs 

r.  g.,  Lawson 

c,  Wright 

1.  g.,  Holmes.  Marks 

1.  t.,  Kern,  Holmes 

1.  e.,  Werner 

q.  b.,  Carroll 

r.  h.  b..  Young 

1.  h.  b..  Honhardt 
French,  r.  h.b.  f  fe    Cfay 

^re-Massachusetts  15.  Training  SchoolO.  Touchdowns 
-French  2.  Coals  from  toucndowns-Cobb.  Goal  from 
field-Cobb.  Referee-Dr.PaigeofAndover.  Umpire-W. 
R  Stocking.  Jr..  of  Williams.  Head  linesman-Mr.  Hardy. 
Linesmen-     Messrs.  Howard   and   Martin.     Timer-W.   0. 

Taft. 

Tufts  8  ;  Massachusetts  6. 

A   30  yard  run  by   Sheehy  which   resulted   In   a 
touchdown   gave   Tufts   Its   first   victory  InHve  years 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


53 


played  one  of  its  fastest  games  of  the  seasons  and 
while  the  score  was  against  us,  the  aulmni  present 
felt  that  the  same  spirit  which  has  characterized  our 
teams  for  the  last  few  years  was  not  lacking  in  this  year's 
team.  During  the  first  half  Crosby  and  Philbrick 
were  sent  repeatedly  into  the  line  and  rarely  failed  to 
gain,  the  line  opening  fine  holes.  By  this  straight 
football  Tufts  was  forced  to  the  one  yard  line  where 
they  stiffened  and  held  for  downs,  but  on  the  first  play 
lost  the  ball  on  a  fumble.  Philbrick  carried  the  ball 
over  the  line  for  a  touchdown.  Cobb  kicked  the 
goal. 

In  the  second  half,  Massachusetts  kicked  off  to 
Tufts  who  by  fast  football  rushed  it  down  to  the  centre 
of  the  field  where  they  were  forced  to  punt,  the  ball 
crossing  the  goal  where  Cobb  was  tackled  scoring  a 
safety  for  Tufts.     Score  Massachusetts  6,  Tufts  2. 

A  few  minutes  before  time  was  called  Tufts  exe- 
cuted several  trick  plays  with  fair  success.  Sheehy 
made  a  30  yard  run  scoring  a  touchdown  for  Tufts. 
The  work  of  the  umpire  was  not  very  satisfactory 
throughout  the  game.     The  lineup  : 


TUPTS. 

Hill,  Pattee,  1.  e. 
Hall.  1.  t. 
Twoohey.  I.  g, 
Reynolds,  c. 
J.  P.  Jones,  r.  g. 
Shea,  r.  t. 
Martin,  r.  e. 
Knowlton,  q.  b. 

Green.  H.  Jones,  Hooper,  1.  h.  b. 
Sheehy.  r.  h.  b. 
Lewis.  Green,  Main,  f.  b. 
Score— Tufts   8.    M.    A.    C.   6. 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

r.  e..  Crossman 

r.  t..  Craighead 

r.  g..  Willis 

c,  Cutter 

I.  g..  Carey 

1.  t.,  Farley 

I.  e.(  Clark 

q.  b.,  Cobb 

r.  h.  b..  Philbrick 

I.  h.  b..  Brown 

f.  b.,  Crosby 

Touchdowns — Philbrick, 


Sheehy.  Coals  from  touchdowns— Green,  Cobb.  Safety 
Cobb.  Referee— Lillard  of  Dartmouth.  Umpire— Pollard 
of  Dartmouth.  Linesmen— Flint  for  Tufts,  Pray  for  M.A.C. 
Time — 25  minute  halves. 


Without   doubt   the   football   team 


A  REVIEW  OF  THE  SEASON. 

The  football  season  of  1905  is  a  thing  of  the  past. 
It  cannot  be  considered  unsuccessful,  though  it  was, 
in  a  measure,  a  disappointment  to  those  not  familiar 
with  the  inside  workings,  and  let  me  say  Just  a  word 
here  j  do  not  make  the  error  of  comparing  this  year's 
team  with  the  team  of  last  season,  and  conclude  that 
this  year's  team  is  a  poor  one  simply  because  it  did 
not  score  as  many  points  as  the  former.  The  team 
of  last  year  played  an   exceptionally  brilliant   game ; 


they  had  played  together  for  practically  four  years, 
with  four  years  of  the  best  of  coaching  behind  them. 
But,  mark  you,  eight  of  this  year's  'varsity  eleven 
were  new  men,  seven  of  them  freshmen  or  sopho- 
mores, and  remember  how  that  team  came  in  the 
last  two  weeks.  Personally,  consider  the  standard  of 
play  In  the  last  two  games  of  this  season's  schedule 
fully  equal  to  that  of  the  1904  team  In  the  corres- 
ponding games  of  that  year. 

We  started  this  year  with  a  squad  of  about  forty 
men.  The  molding  of  an  eleven  was  a  difficult  task 
as  the  material  was  unusually  green  which  necessi- 
tated instruction  in  the  primary  essentials  of  football. 
The  tsam  showed  up  very  poorly  at  first,  but  a  grad- 
ual improvement  was  apparent  as  the  season  wore  on, 
and  in  the  last  two  weeks  the  team  came  up 
wonderfully. 

We  have  used  four  coaches  this  season,  all  Dart- 
mouth men,  namely,  Messrs.  Keady,  Conley,  Lillard 
and  Craig  ;  the  assistance  of  the  last  named  being 
particularly  helpful.  Twenty-two  men  have  played  at 
different  times  in  the  ten  games  of  the  schedule,  of 
which  seven  made  Iheir  letter  for  the  first  time. 

For  an  outlook  for  a  surprisingly  good  season  next 
fall,  I  could  not  hope  for  anything  more  encouraging. 
With  the  material  in  college  at  the  present  time  there 
is  absolutely  no  reason  why  we  cannot  have  as  good  a 
team  as  ever  represented  the  college  even  though  the 
entering  cla?s  should  furnish  not  a  single  man.  But 
from  all  Indications,  that  class  will  bring  in  some 
exceptionally  good  material  with  it.  I'm  looking  for 
the  best  team  M.  A.  C.  ever  had,  next  fall.  All  suc- 
cess to  that  team,  and — lay  for  Tufts. 

The  team  has  played  10  games,  won  three  and 
failed  to  score  in  the  defeats  except  in  the  game  with 
Tufts.     The  score  has  been  made  as  follows  : 


M.  A.  C, 

0 

Holy  Cross, 

17 

M.  A.  C, 

0 

Dartmouth, 

18 

M.  A.  C, 

0 

Brown, 

24 

M.  A.  C, 

1 1 

R.  I.  State, 

0 

M.  A.  C, 

0 

Williams, 

12 

M.  A.  C, 

16 

New  Hampshire, 

0 

M.  A.  C, 

0 

Bates, 

16 

M.  A.  C, 

0 

Andover 

30 

M.  A.  C, 
M.  A.  C, 

15 
6 

Springfield  T.  S. , 
Tufts, 

0 
8 

48 


125 


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THE    COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  football  M  men  Freder- 
ick Augustus  Cutter  of  Pelham,  N.  Y.,  who  has 
played  three  years  as  guard  and  center,  was  elected 
captain  for  next  season.  Milford  Henry  Clark,  Jr., 
of  Sunderland  was  elected  manager. 


BASKETBALL. 

The  basketball  squad  of  twenty  men  under  the 
direction  of  Capt.  Peters,  has  been  working  hard 
during  the  last  few  weeks.  The  team  is  fast  round- 
ing into  shape  and  prospects  point  toward  a  very  suc- 
cessful season.  There  are  many  home  games  this 
year  and  a  special  attempt  will  be  made  to  secure 
a  large  number  of  spectators. 

The  first  game  of  the  season  was  played  in  the 
drill  hall  with  Boston  college  resulting  in  a  victory  of 
20-15,  for  Massachusetts.  Throughout  the  game  our 
boys  passed  well  and  during  the  first-half  outplayed 
their  opponents.  In  the  second-half  Boston  college 
strengthened  their  play  and  the  game  became  close 
and  intensely  Interesting.  For  Massachusetts  Gillett 
and  Burke  excelled  and  for  Boston  college,  Supple  and 
Lynch  were  especially  good. 
The  summary  : — 

BOSTON    COLLEGE. 

I.  g..  Gilman 

r.  f..  Sullivan,  O'Kane 

c,  Supple,  Sullivan 


M.    A.    C. 

Cutter,  r.  f. 
Burke.  Tirrell,  I.  f. 
Gillett,  c. 


Peters,  r.  g.  »■  '-  ?«*«•"" 

White,  Willis.  1.  g.  '•  f-  Ly"ch 

Score— M.  A.  C.  20.  Boston  College  15.  Goals  from  floor 
—Lynch  2.  Supple  2,  Gilman.  Burke  3.  Gillett  3,  Peters  3. 
White.  Goals  from  fouls— Lynch  5.  Referee— F.  B.  Sulli- 
van of  Boston.  Umpire— Hastings  of  M.  A.  C.  Scorer— 
Philbrick.  Timers  —  Clark,  O'Kane.  Time  —  15-minute 
halves.     Attendance— 200. 

Tonigit  the  team  plays  Wesleyan   at  Mlddletown, 
and  next  Saturday,  Trinity  at  Hartford. 


MASSACHUSETTS  STATE  BOARD  OF 

AGRICULTURE. 

The  Massachusetts  State  Board  of  Agriculture  held 
Its  43d  public  winter  meeting  for  lectures  and  discus- 
sions at  Horticultural  Hall,  Worcester,  on  Dec.  5,  6 
and  7.  These  meetings  are  held  annually  and  the 
lectures  delivered  Included  in  the  annual  report  of  the 
board.     The  programme  prepared  by  the   committee 


in  charge  was  as  up-to-date  and  attractive  as  any  ever 
presented  to  an  agricultural  audience.  Worcester 
being  centrally  located  a  large  audience  of  farmers, 
their  families  and  others  interested  in  agriculture  was 

present. 

For  the  opening  session  on  the  morning  of  Tuesday, 
Dec.  5,  Mr.  Henry  H.  Howard  of  West  Newton 
lectured'on  "Market  Gardening."  Mr.  Howard  is  a 
graduate  of  the  Massachusetts  Agricultural  college 
and  a  very  successful  market  gardener,  having  built 
up  a  large  and  flourishing  business  in  a  very  few  years. 

In  the  afternoon  Mr.  George  T.  Powell,  president 
of  the  Agricultural  Experts  Association,  New  York 
City,  spoke  on  "The  soil,  the  importance  of  Its 
character  for  the  culture  of  fruit. "  Mr.  Powell  is  one 
of  the  foremost  horticultural  experts  of  the  country . 
and  well  qualified  In  every  way  to  instruct  his  audiences 

along  these  lines. 

For  the  evening  lecturer  we  had  D.  W.  E.  Stone, 
president  of  Purdue  university,  formerly  of  Massachu- 
setts and  another  graduate  of  our  agricultural  college, 
whose  subject  was  "Education  and  Industry."  Those 
who  had  the  pleasure  of  hearing  Dr.  Stone  know  that 
he  handled  the  subject  in  a  masterly  manner. 

On  the  morning  of  the  second  day  Dr.  Joseph  L. 
Hills,  director  of  the  Vermont  experiment  station 
lectured  "Dairy  precepts  and  practice."  Dr.  Hills 
is  the  third  graduate  of  the  Massachusetts  Agricultural 
college  on  the  program,  and  no  stranger  to  Massa- 
chusetts audiences,  who  have  always  received  his 
practical   talks  on  dairy  matters  with  pleasure  as  well 

as  profit. 

Kenyon  L.  Butterfield,  M.  A.  president  of  the 
Rhode  Island  College  of  Agriculture  and  Mechanic 
Arts,  addressed  the  afternoon  session  on  "A  campaign 
for  rural  betterment."  Prof.  Butterfield  is  a  new 
face  on  the  lecture  platform  in  Massachusetts,  but  he 
gave  an  interesting  and  valuable  paper. 

In  the  evening  there  was  a  reception  to  Governor- 
elect  Guild,  the  board  of  agriculture  and  others  attend- 
ing the  meetings. 

On  Thursday,  the  last  day,  there  was  but  one 
lecture.  Dr.  Charles  D.Woods,  director  of  the  Maine 
experiment  station  spoke  on  "The  relation  of  nitrogen 
to  fertility,"  special  attention  being  paid  to  nitrogen 
culture.  Dr.  Woods  Is  an  experimenter  of  reputation 
and  a  forceful  and  interesting  speaker. 


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Collect  JYot*$. 


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—The  senior  class  in  dairying  are  doing  their  work 
in  the  creamery  at  the  Hatch  Ex-Station. 

-Mudge,  '06,  and  Bates,  '08,  visited  the  Beta 
Kappa  chapter  of  Kappa  Sigma  at  New  Hampshire 
state  college. 

—At  a  recent  mass  meeting  of  the   students    K 
E.  Gillett  of  Southwlck  was  elected  assistant   football 
manager  for  next  season. 

-Suhlke,  '06,  was  sent  to  the  chapters  of  Kappa 
Sigma  at  Vermont  and  New  Hampshire  State  col- 
leges and  Dartmouth  as  a  delegate  from  the  Gamma 
Delta  chapter  which  is  at  tnis  college. 

—Acting    President  Brooks,  Dr.   Stone  and    Mr 
Haskins  have  been  to  Washington  attending  a   meet- 
ing of  the  heads  of  the  Experiment  Stations  all   over 
the    country.     Twenty    four    of     our     alumni    were 
present. 

—The  public  auction  of  cattle   at  the   college  Sat- 
urday, Nov.  25th.,  netted  a  good  sum  for  the  college 
some  of  the  cattle  selling  as  high   as  $90,  but  aver- 
aging $52.     The  total  amount  taken  in  from  the  sale 
was  $2100. 

—Professors  Cooley,  Howard  and  Babson  attended 
the  Springfield  game.  Nearly  one  hundred  and 
fifty  students  went  down  and  cheered  the  team  to 
victory.  After  the  game  the  students  carried  the 
players  off  the  field  and  marched  through  Springfield 
giving  the  college  yells  and  songs. 

—The     1907  Junior   Promenade   committee    has 
been   chosen   as   follows:  From    the    faculty,   Prof 
B.   Hasbrouck,   Dr.   R.  S.  Lull,  and  Dr.    J     B 
Paige  ;  from  the  class,  H.  T.   Pierce,  chairman,  C. 
B.  Thompson,  M.   H.  Clark,  G.  H.    Chadwick,  Miss 
S-  D.   Livers,  A.  J.    Lamed   and  J.   N.    Summers. 
—The  boiler-room  In  the  south  dormitory  is   being 
fitted  up  as  a  dairy  school.     This  room  is   connected 
with  the    agricultural    laboratory,  so   the   school   can 
be  conducted  under  very   favorable    conditions   until 
better     accommodations      can    be     provided      The 
approximate  cost  of  fitting  up  this  room  will  be  $2000 
The  old  experiment  station  barn  is   being  fitted  up   to 
accomodate  the  cattle  which  were  not   sold,  number- 
ing 20  head,  consisting  of  16  cows  and  a  few   choice 


young  animals.     To  fix  over   this  building  will   cost 
from  $200  to  $250.     Nothing  further  of  great  Impor- 
tance  can  be  done  until    the  Legislature    meets   in 
January.     Prof.  George    F.    Mills,  treasurer  of   the 
college,  is  very    much  pleased  with   the  prompt   and 
satisfactory  manner  with  which  the  insurance  on    the 
college  barn  has  been  adjusted  by  the  insurance  com- 
panies.    This  insurance  money,  which  is  to  be   paid 
at  once,  comes  in  a  very  opportune  time,  and  it   will 
enable  the  college  to  do  what  is  necessary  under    the 
present  circumstances. 


Y.  M.  C.  A.  CONVENTION. 

The   thirty-ninth   annual   convention   of  the  Young 
Msn's   Christian   Association    of    Massachusetts  and 
Rhode  Island  was  held  November  tenth,  eleventh  and 
twelfth  at  Westfleld.    Over  125  delegates  from  Y.  M. 
C  A.  throughout   the  two  states  were  in  attendance. 
The  convention  was  very  successful  and  the  speaking 
very  good.     The   convention   opened    Friday   after- 
noon at  2  o'clock   with  singing  led   by   F.  L.  Willis 
of  Worcester  after  which  was  a  memorial   service  for 
Sir  George  Williams  the  founder   of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A 
who   died   recently   in    England.     Officers  were  then 
elected,    lieutenant-governor    Frank    H.    Jackson   of 
Rhode  Island  being  elected   president.     At  4  o'clock 
Rev.    Francis  J.    Van   Horn  of   Worcester  gave  an 
address.     He  spoke  at  length  of  Sir  George  Williams 
telling   how  he  founded  Y.  M.  C.  A.  at  a  time  when 
young   men   were  coming  more  to  the  front  and  when 
the     need     for    such   an     association     was     great- 
est.    In  the  evening  a  banquet  was  served  in  Columbia 
Hall  with  nearly  300  in  attendance.     Short  addresses 
of  welcome  were  given  by   business  men  to  the  dele- 
gates present   after  which  the  principal  address  of  the 
evening  was  given  by  T.  S.   McPheeters  of  St.  Louis. 
He  gave  a  very  practical  address  on  "Why  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  appeals  to  business  men. " 
During  Saturday  morning  a  number  of  meetings  were 
held   and  at  one,  the  business  session,  It  was  voted  to 
hold   the   convention  once  every  two  years  instead  of 
annually   as   formerly.     During  the  afternoon  depart- 
ment   institutes   were  held  In  the   various  churches. 
The  College  Men's  department  was  held  in  the  Baptist 
church  with  A.  S.  Johnson  of  Harvard  as  leader.     Dr. 
Endlcott  Peabody  of  Groton  gave  a  short  address  after 
which  F,  L.  Wlnslow,  a  graduate   of  Andover  spoke 


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THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


on  "Why  Discuss  our  Problems."     After  this  short 
sessions  for  discussion  of  the  problems  in  the  various 
colleges  and  accounts  of  the  work  accomplished,  were 
held  under  the  leadership  of  J.  M.  Groves  of  Harvard, 
S.    E.    Sweet  of  Yale  and  C.  W.  Gilkey  of  Harvard. 
Delegates     from     Harvard,     Worcester     "Tech", 
Rhode  Island  State,  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology, Amherst  and  from  Massachusetts  took  part  In 
the  discussion.  At  7-30  o'clock  S.  E.  Sweet,  the  col- 
lege  secretary   spoke,  giving  a  statement  of  the  con- 
ditions  in   the   colleges  in  Massachusetts  and  Rhode 
Island.     This  was  followed   by  an  address  by  Prof. 
John  E.  Russell  of  Williams  college   on   "Christ   for 
Students."     On   Sunday   morning  at  9-30  o'clock  a 
short  service   in  preparation  for   the  work  of  the  day 
was  conducted  by  Fred  B.  Smith  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
building.     At  10-30  o'clock  regular   church   services 
were  held  in  the  churches  with  delegates  as  speakers. 
The   most   important  address  of  the  conference  was 
given  on  Sunday  afternoon  at  3-30  in  Columbian   hall 
at  a  mass  meeting  of  about  1000  men.     The  speaker 
was    Fred  B.  Smith,  religious  work  secretary  Inter- 
national committee,  New  York.     His  subject  was  "A 
strong  man."  He  spoke  powerfully  and  well  of  what  a 
strong   man  really  is  and  held  his  hearers  to  the  end. 
He   quoted   Roosevelt's  statement  that    "a  college 
education  without  religion  makes  a  man  for  but  more 
evil."     Among  the  striking  sentences  was  "Any   fool 
can  be  a  devil,  but  it  takes  a  strong  man  to  be   a 
Christian. "     At  this  meeting  over  50  young  men  were 
converted  and  took  the  stand  for  Jesus   Christ.     At  7 
in  the  evening  a  union  service  was  held  in  the  Method- 
ist church.     A  number  took  part  at  this  service.     The 
principal   speaker  was   W.  E.  Fenno,  special   secre- 
tary   railroad   department    international    committee, 
New  Tort.     He   spoke  very  forcefully  and  clearly  of 
this   line  of   work   he  represented.     A  short  closing 
service  was   held  at  8  o'clock,  after   which  the  con- 
ference was  adjourned. 

Massachusetts  was  represented   at   the   convention 

by  Allen,  '08,  Farrar,  '08,  White,  '09. 

By  the  action  of  the  upper  class  men  of  Colgate 
university  at  Hamilton,  N.  Y.,  Thursday,  the  annual 
cane  rush  between  the  freshman  and  sophomore  class- 
es was  abolished.  In  its  place  the  senior  governing 
board  has  decided  that  a  "tug-of-war"  shall  be  held. 


ATTENTION  l 

With  the  Issue  of  this  year's  Index  the  price  of  that 
book   has  been  raised   from   $1.00  to  $1.50.     The 
reasons  for  this   Increase   In   price  are  self-evident. 
The   expense   incurred   in  the   publication   of  junior 
annuals  has  proved  a  great   burden,    in  the  last  few 
years,  not  only  here  but  in  all  other  colleges.     There 
has   also   been   a  decided   movement  on  the  part  of 
business   men  to   cut   down  or  entirely  remove  their 
advertisements  from   such   books.     This  renders  an 
increase  in  price  imperative  and  the  class  of   1907    Is 
but  keeping  abreast  of  the  times  in  making  this  more. 
It  is  now  up  to  every  man  in  college  to  Buy  an  Index, 
not  only  for  himself  but  also  for  that  "friend"  who   Is 
so  interested  in  him  and  the  college  which  he  attends. 


POLITICAL  SCIENCE. 

The  following  Is  a  copy  of  a  pamphlet  which  the 
faculty  has  seen  fit  to  print,  giving  an  outline  of  the 
courses  in  Political  Science.  From  this  it  will  be 
seen  that  the  courses  have  been  materially  strength- 
ened : 

COURSES    IN    POLITICAL    SCIENCE. 

Four  Years'  Course  (B.Sc). 

The  purpose  is  to  fit  the  student  to  understand  the 
economic  and   political    movements  of   his  time,  so 
that  he  may  successfully  solve  the  problems  confront- 
ing him. 
I.     Economics. 

Junior  year,  second  semester,  four  hours  a  week. 

1.  Essential  facts,  definitions,  principles  and  laws 
of  the  production,  distribution  and  con- 
sumption of  wealth. 

2.  Scrutiny  of  facts,  criticism  of  theories,  esti- 
mate of  arguments,  conclusions. 

3.  Application  of  economic  principles  to  credit 
and  banking,  monopolistic  corporations, 
labor  organizations,  the  tariff,  transportation 
problems  and  social  reforms. 

4.  Practical  economics.  Each  member  of  the 
class  selects  for  Investigation  an  economic 
question,  devotes  several  weeks  to  its  solu- 
tion, and  then  presents  the  results  of  his 
work  in  an  essay. 

II,     Science  of  government. 

Senior  year,  four  hours  a  week  during  the  last  half  of 

the   first  semester   and   the   whole  of  the   second 

semester. 


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2. 


III. 


Creel  RtUti0flS-  The  g°ve™ments  of 
Greece,  Rome  France,  Germany,  Switzer- 
land, Austria,  Hungary,    Sweden,   Norway 

s^danda,n  ^  J1?  United  Stated 
sophicait^         Pafed  historical|y*nd  philo- 

The  constitution  of  the  United  States  Its 
history  is  studied,  that  its  origin,  growth  and 
development  may  be  understood,  not  on  y 
in  ^written  form,  but   also  in  its'practical 

Lectures  on   law.     This   course    treats  of  laws 
relating   to   business   connected  with  rural 
affairs,    citizenship,      domestic     relations 
farming  contracts,    riparian  rights,    real  es- 

Prlru^   C°T?0n   f°rms   of   conveyance. 
Practical  work  is  required,    such  as  may  fit 

one  to  act  as  a  justice  of  the  peace 


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HORTICULTURE 

A   few   weeks   ago    Professor   Waugh  addressed  a 

School  Garden  conference  in  Boston    on    the   subject 

School    Gardens   as   a    Preparation   for  College  " 

Much   attention  has   recently   been  paid  to  teaching 

agriculture  in  the  school  grades  in  one  form  or  another 

practical  gardening  on  a  small  scale  being  an   espec- 

ally  popular  form  of  the  work.     This   has   been  tried 

for    the   past   two   or   three   seasons  In  the  Amherst 

schools  under   the   supervision   of  Professor  Waugh 

The  children  seem  to  take  an  immense  interest    in    it 

and  in  this  way  their  tastes  are  cultivated.     This   will 

th^H^rr/  ^^  f3Ct0r  b6f0re  l0"g'n  stemming 
the  tide  wh.ch  depopulates  the  rural  communities 

At   the   meeting  of  the    Horticultural  Seminar  on 
Nov   24    E.  H.  Scott  gave  a  summary   of  the   book 
The    Fat  of    the    Land"    by  John    W.    S.reeter 
Although   this   book  is   fiction,  yet  the  principles  set 
forth  in  it  are  none  the  less  enclosed  by  the   foremost 
agriculturalists   of  today,   and   anyone   interested    In 
such  matters  will  find  the  book  well  worth  the  reading 
Another  book  review  was  given  last    Friday  by   A 
T.  Hastings  dealing  with  the  artistic  laying  out  of   the 
the  city.     The  book  was  "Modern  Civic  Art"  by  C 
Robinson. 

AGRICULTURE. 
Directly  after  the  burning  of  the  college   barn   and 
dairy  rooms  it  seemed  as  though   there   could   be   no 


winter  dairy  course   this  year,  but  that  aspect  has 
ent.rely  changed.     Rooms  are  being  fitted  up   in   the 
basement   of  south    college    formerly     occupied    as 
bcler  rooms  etc.  .with  the  same  amount  of  floor  s.ace 
as   there   was    in  the  barn.     In  fact  it  will   be   even 
better  „  some  ways,  for  entirely  new   machinery   will 
£   installed   with   some   new  conveniences  such  as 
I  power,  wash  brushes,  and  can  lifters. 

A  committee  composed  of  Professor  Brooks  and 
Messrs  Ellis  and  Bowditch  of  the  trustees  has  been 
appointed  to  consider  plans  of  a  new  barn  This 
committee  recently  met  at  the  site  of  the  old  barn 
with    Mr.    R.    H.    Burnett   of  New   York  who  is  an 

bX LI ect  of  farm  buildin*s-  u  is  «*•«"  to 

build  on  the  same  general  lines  of  the  old  barn  except 

hat  the  wings  will  be  made  fire  proof  with  automatic 

ire  proof  doors   which  will  be  closed  by  the  actio7  * 

heat    n  case  of  fire,  on   a  soft  metal.     Round   silos 

will   also   be   an    improvement   over   the   old  square 

week   tc    r    CrmT    iS   g°,ng   t0  New  York  "«» 
week   to   confer   with    the  architect  and  visit  modern 

barnsjruhat  vicinity  built  by  him. 


Al 


umm. 


The  annual  convention  of  the  association  of  agri^ 
cultural  college  and  experiment  station  workers  was 
he  din   Washington,  Nov.    ,4-16,     Represents 

m    h  TT      m  6Very  St3te  in  ,he  Union  <°  discuss 

methods  of  work.     From  the  alumni   of  this   instltu- 

ion  t  .rty-three  men  were  present,  and  on  the   even. 

"g   of  the   fifteenth    met    to  enjoy  a  smoker  at   he 

Umversity  club.     The  following  l,s»  includes  most   of 

those  present : 

'71.— W.  H.  Bowkerof  Boston. 
72.— Henry  Wells  of  Washington,  D.  C. 
73.— H.  B.  Simpson  of  Washington,  D.  C. 
'78.— J.  H.  Washburn  of  Rhode  Island. 
'79.—  S.  B.  Green,  University  of  Minnesota. 
81— J..  L.  Hills,  University  of  Vermont. 
'82.— W.  H.  Bishop,  National  Farm  School,  Pa 
82.— W.  E.  Stone,  Purdue  University. 
'82.— L.  R.  Taft,  Michigan  Agricultural  College 
83.-E.  A.  Bishop  of  Hampton  Normal   and   Agri- 
cultural Institution,  Va. 
'83.-H.    J.    Wheeler,    Rhode    Island     Experiment 
Station. 


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THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


.85  _E   W    Allen  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

'87*— E    R.  Flint,  Florida  Agricultural  College 

-89  _B.  L.  Hartwell,  chemist  at  Rhode  Island 

>95__A.  F.  Burgess,  State  Entomologist  of    Illinois. 

'95  — C.  B.  Lane  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

.no  —A    A    Harmon  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

.qi'-b'.  1.  Smith,  State  Entomologist  of  Georg.a. 

.03  _Jones  of  Vermont. 

-04  — F.  D.  Couden  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

>04  _F.  F.  Henshaw  of  Templeton. 

-04 -H.  M.  White  of  Springfield. 

From  Amherst  there  were  present  Acting  Pres  W. 
P      Brooks,    Prof.    George    E.    Stone   and    Henri 

Haskins.  .  .      . 

The    Massachusetts   Agricultural   College    club   of 

New  York  held  its   annual    meeting   Friday   evening, 

Del  8.     Dr.    Fernald   attended   to    represent    the 

""of-H.  D.  Hemenway,  Director   of  the   School 
i  Horticulture    Hartford,  Conn.,  has   just   published 

^T-Pn.lipH.Smithisto  deliver   an   illustrated 
Jure  before   the   Grange   at    Northampton  on  milk 

ba<:9T"  First  Lieut.  W.  H.  Armstrong   from    Porto 

Rtco  is  in  Amherst  for  a  few  days. 

-m       Percy   C.    Brooks,    employed   in  the  water- 

J.  department   of  a   chemical   house  of   Chicago 

toent  a  short  time  in  Amherst  recently. 

SPe.02  -Married,  November  29,  Harold  E.  Hodges 

to   Miss   Emma    Louise    Knight   of  Geneva.  NY. 

The  groom  was  attended  by  W.  E.  Tott.ngham     03 

Ls  sunt  -hemist  at  the  Geneva  Experiment  Station. 
M  Hocgk.ss  is  assistant  entomologist  at  the  station. 
After  ^ceremony,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hodgkiss  eft  or 
aort  eastern  trip.  They  will  be  '< at  home  after 
Dec.  15,  No.  172  Genesee  St.,  Geneva,  N.Y. 

>03.-S.  C.  Bacon  Is  at  present  sick  in  a   hospital 

Sn  ^Albert    Parsons,   assistant   manager   of    the 
Hood   Farm,    Lowell,  was  in  town  a  short  time  ago 

^^HTtarnes  visited  college  recently. 

>05'.-C.'   S.    Holcomb   and  L.    S.    Walker  both 
visited  college  recently. 


I  rvttrcol. *£"■*** 


The  superintendents  of  Smith's   agricultural  school 
held  a  meeting  this  fall,  at  which  they  completed   the 
urchase  of  the  several  tracts  of  land  which  made   up 
the  total  of  98  acres  which  will  constitute  the  site   of 
the  school.     The  total   amount  of  payments    aggre- 
gated a  little  less  than  $20,000  for  the  entire   tract. 
'   At  the  quarterly  meeting  of  the  board  of    trustees 
of  the  New  Hampshire  state  college  at    Durham,  N^ 
H     President  W.  D.  Gibbs  announced  that   through 
the' generosity  of  Andrew  Carnegie  and  the  combined 
efforts  of  th/college  and  town,  *  ™  »^^ 
ham    costing  $50,000,  is  assured.     Mr.    Carnegie  s 
contribution  Is  $20,000,  while  the  college  and   town 
have  raised  the  balance. 

Cornell  students  are  rejoicing  over  the  abolition  of 
'.•black  week,"    a    10-day    period   of   examinations 
which  former^   came   twice  a  year.     The  universi  y 
Taculty  voted  that  any  college   faculty   might   abolish 
he    laminations.     The   faculty  of   Sibley    coUege 
of   mechanical  engineering,  the  largest  department  In 
1  university,  immediately   abolished  the   examlna- 
'  1L  and  other  colleges  are  expected  to  follow  soon. 
,t  has   been  announced   that   the  questions  given 
below  were  discussed  at   greatest  length  at  the  recent 
Wing  of  the  association  of  colleges  in  New  England 
held  at  Williams. 

,  Fraternity  houses :  Are  they  increasing  In 
numbers  ?  Do  they  become  more  and  more  luxurious 
anrexpensive  ,     Are  they  on  the  whole  advantageous 

t0  T  Theegeeducational   value   of   the  small  division 
3      Does   the   experience  of  most    New    England 

rollers  with  their  requirement  for  A.  B.  of  from  120 

o  230    - ho- " and  the  -s<a\distr/bution 

of  'he   student's  time  over  a  variety  of  subjects   sug- 
gest the   advisability   of  concentrating  the  work   for 
fh,  decree  upon  a  smaller  number  of  subjects  ? 
^4      WhaTis  the  result  of  the  erection  of  fraterni  y 
chapter    houses    and    how    should    such   houses  be 

T*U   there    such  a  decline  In  the  study  of  Greek 
ln5the    secondary   schools  as  to   call  for   protective 

action  on  the  part  of  the  colleges?-^. 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


Out    of   the  West  come  many  young    Lochlnvars. 
In    the   last   football   season  the  Yale  eleven  had  six 
Westerners;  Harvard  had  four;  Princeton  had  three, 
and    Pennsylvania  three.     Twenty-seven  per  cent,  of 
Yale  s   student   population  are  Westerners.     Yet  this 
27   per   cent,    furnish   46   per  cent,  of  the  athletes 
There   are  568  Westerners  among  the  4,328  men  at 
Harvard   university,    or  13  per  cent,    and  the   West- 
erners  furnish    17  per   cent,  of  the  athletes.     Either 
the  Westerners  have  better  muscles  and  more  of  them 
or  they  know  better  how  to  use  them.—  Ex. 

President  Eliot   of  Harvard    has  determined  that 
brutality   and  unnecessary   roughness  shall   cease  In 

ts°e  r,  ^    ^^^  teamS'   0r   «h.t  footb 

I*  f  sha  be  eliminated  from  the  athletic  curriculum 
of  the  university.  At  the  Yale- Harvard  game  in  the 
stadium  next  month  President  Eliot  will  sit  near  the 
sde  line   as  a   critic   of  the   play.     If  there    Is   any 

hZZ  7COmmend   t0  thC    COrP°ra"°"  that 

Harvard  cease  playing  Intercollegiate  football      The 

corporation  could  undoubtedly  so  vote,  and  football 
with  Harvard  left  out  would  receive  a  stunning  if  „ot 
a  knock  out  blow.  President  Eliot  is  no  warm  friend 
of  football  as  played  today.  His  reports  have  fre- 
quently been  hosti.e,  but  he  has  yielded  to  public 
opinion.  In  his  recent  resolve  he  was  backed  up  by 
President  Roosevelt  and  Influential  members  of  the 
faculty  and  corporation.—  Ex. 

Poultney  Blgelow  in  an  article  in  the  London  Man,. 
J  Post  writes  of  coeducation  In  the  middle  West  • 
Personally  I  feel  that  there  should  be  no  old  maids 
nor  bachelors.  At  present  I  dare  not  say  whether 
coeducation  does  or  does  not  promote  singleness  At 
any  rate,    whatever   our   view  may  be,  it  Is  well  that 

hoJdtc  s  rJd  be  tested  thorough,y  bef°re  -«- 

should  be  Invited  one  way   or  the  other.     This  much 
may,  however,  be  stated  with   some   confidence   that 
he  dangers  predicted  by  the  people  of  European  hab- 
■ts  have  proved  to  be  chimerical.     So  far  as  my  per- 
sonal experience  goes-say  at  such  Institutions  as  the 
universities  of  Minnesota,  Wisconsin,  Cornell,  North- 
we. ; tern   Chicago  and  kindred  ones-,  could  discover 
nothing  to  countenance   the   proposition    that  your* 
women   suffered    in   their   maidenly  modesty  through 
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BY  ACTING  PRESIDENT  WM     P    BR 

«» <*<  .nd  who;;dct;hedot  prepa,ed,ht 

«Pott».     Though  he  was  .*„  ?k         ma"y  prew°"* 
»»' dauntless  soul   .h^r  SU"erln«  *'«"/. 

s™  guided  and  tapaTd  u„^e"Mre,)'  '°r*>»^ 

"«•  »*  «"  then  could  h,br  h       ,.""  d°ne-     Th" 
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continuous  period  of  Z. ol.T  ??*"'  '°  an  «*  a 
•**»  to  ft.  Co,lege  oUlt    t  ,  an"    rern"kable 

H'nry  Hill  Goodel,   ., Z*        'y'e'g'"  *"»• 
and»'th an  honorable^         'me  28  years  of  age 
**«,  soldier,  a       taandhi:V'ab,e  '«°*  -  <*& 
**  Massachus  ,,s  A ' ,"1     ?'md  •»-*,  of 

Professor  of  Modern  LanL«.s    g?""  M"a«!d  « 
'ore,  Mr.  Good,,,,  dur.ng  fte^  """  En*"s"   Litem. 
College   wh.„  ,ls  r.sofc«    1"™""'  Pe"0<'  *  * 
""«"  ,„  ft,  ,,„  s.ve„„es"„dI7  Sma"'  "d  a*>'" 

'""on  passed   through  mZZfj****** 

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,ta<*    'be  pos,„o„    « 1',  a"d  •"  "lled  »' d'fferen, 
branches  as  gymJtlcs  '     "  J*""*   *>   "Uch    ,ar,.d 
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f  HE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


able,  inspiring,  and  most  highly  successful  teacher. 
As  a  teacher,  I  believe,  he  will  be  longest  remem- 
bered. Who  that  has  sat  under  him  as  a  pupil  can 
ever  forget  his  energy,  his  enthusiasm  for  his  subject, 
his  absolute  mastery  of  the  matter  in  hand,  his  hearty 
and  appreciative  recognition  of  good  work — nay,  even 
of  faithful  effort  unaccompanied  with  marked  success, 
his  quick  perception  of  anything  which  even  suggested 
an  attempt  to  deceive  and  the  consequent  Instantly 
flashing  scorn?  The  pupil  under  Goodell  felt  that  he 
must  do  good  work  and  became  imbued  with  a  most 
earnest  desire  to  win  a  word  of  appreciation  from  the 
teacher  whom  he  so  ardently  admired.  Who  shall 
attempt  to  define  the  limits  of  the  Influence  of  such 
a  teacher? 

In  connection  with  all  his  teaching  and  administra- 
tive duties  this  Professor  and  President  found  time 
for  the  duties  of  Secretary  of  the  Faculty  from  1882 
to  1886  and  served  as  Librarian  from  1885  to  1899. 
In  a  very  real  sense,  he  was  the  creator  of  the  library 
which  numbered  but  a  few  hundred  volumes  when  he 
began  his  work  and  had  grown  Into  one  of  the  most 
complete  of  Its  class  at  the  time  of  his  death,  when  it 
numbered  rather  over  26000  volumes. 

On  the  death  of  President  Paul  A.  Chadbourne  In 
1883,  Professor  Goodell  was  made  Acting  President 
and  served  from  February  to  September  of  that  year. 
In  1886  he  was  elected  president  and  in  1888 
Director  of  the  Hatch  Experiment  Station.  Presi- 
dent Goodell  brought  to  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of 
president  and  director  executive  abilities  of  a  high 
order,  and  as  was  to  be  expected  of  a  man  of  his 
ability,  singleness  of  purpose,  energy  and  devotion  to 
duty,  his  work  was  attended  with  distinguished  suc- 
cess. During  the  years  of  his  presidency  of  the  Col- 
lege, 1886  to  1905,  the  Faculty  of  the  institution  was 
doubled,  the  students  in  attendance  increased  in  about 
the  same  pr  portion  and  the  appropriations  for  the 
support  of  th.  College  both  by  the  state  and  national 
governments  were  more  than  doubled.  Indeed,  in 
1886  the  state  made  no  fixed  annual  appropriation  for 
the  support  of  the  College.  At  the  time  of  President 
Goodell 's  death,  such  appropriations  totaled  $40000, 
annually. 

President  Goodell  early  took  a  leading  position  In 
the  Association  of  American  Agricultural  colleges 
and  Experiment  Stations  In  the  organization  of  which 


he  was  one  of  the  most  influential.  For  many  years 
he  was  the  chairman  of  its  executive  committee,  In 
which  position,  as  always  wherever  placed,  he  won  In 
remarkable  degree  the  respect,  admiration  and  love 
of  his  associates.  During  the  formative  period  of 
this  association,  he  played  a  most  important  part  In 
shaping  its  organization  and  its  policy,  and  in  Influ- 
encing national  legislation.  During  these  years,  the 
Hatch  Act  and  the  second  Morrill.  Act  were  passed. 
The  first  established  and  provided  for  the  support  of 
one  agricultural  experiment  station  in  each  state  and 
territory  of  the  Union  and  the  second  appropriated  to 
each  agricultural  and  mechanical  college  the  sum  of 
$25000  annually.  These  "acts  have  had  the  most  far 
reaching  consequences  for  good.  In  pressing  them 
upon  the  attention  of  Congress  and  securing  their 
consideration  there,  President  Goodell  by  his  tact, 
energy,  and  enthusiasm  was  able  to  exercise  great 
influence. 

Any  reference  to  the  life  of  President  Goodell 
"Prof  Henry"  and  "Prexy"  as  the  boys  liked  to  call 
him,  which  should  fail  to  call  attention  to  his  personal 
character  and  influence  would  be  incomplete  and 
inadequate.  The  students  felt  always  that  in  him 
they  had  a  friend  and  sympathizer  and  a  safe  and 
wise  counsellor  and  the  beauty  of  his  life,  reflected  it 
may  be  indeed  but  faintly,  will  live  In  the  lives  and 
characters  of  his  students. 


THE      MASSACHUSETTS      AGRICULTURAL 
COLLEGE  AND  ITS  NEW  PRESIDENT. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  trustees  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Agricultural  college  held  today  (Jan.  2) 
Kenyon  L.  Butterfield,  president  of  the  Rhode  Island 
college  of  Agriculture  and  Mechanic  Arts,  was  elected 
to  fill  the  vacancy  in  the  presidency  at  Massachusetts 
Agricultural  college  caused  by  the  death  of  Henry  H. 
Goodell.     He  will  assume  his  duties  in  July. 

Mr.  Bowker,  '71,  a  member  of  the  board  of  trus- 
tees, prepared  the  following  statement  touching  Pres- 
ident Butterfield  and  the  scope  and  work  of  the 
college. 

President  Butterfield  was  born  in  Michigan  in  1868 
and  will  therefore  be  thirty-eight  years  of  age  when 
he  goes  to  Amherst,  although  he  looks  much  younger. 
He  is  a  descendant  of  the  Butterfields  and  Davisons 
of   the     Massachusetts     bay    colony  (1636).      His 


-l^lf^fQESIONAL 


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grandfather  was  amo    *  h  ~~  ._______^ * 

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S5SS&-S  =^^£«::::: 

«W  day  he  has  been  regarded  ,.  ,  From  Wis  of  Ne»  H,„  '  ■'ordan  °'  Geneva    .1.. 

'-.rfcuhura,    .hough,  ,M        "  ™!  °'  '"[   '«H°'  Rh°^an ??«'. Tl  "  ^'""^  «*  **£ 
«*>»»,  of  one  of   ,he  four   sland °  '         ""  "  "°"   "d™«    and   ^ol    T  "^  '*»*«  M,  JZ 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


THE  COL&2GE    SIGNAL 


r  in  December,  and  his  address  at  that  time  way  ^  ^  nQ   doubt 

A  Campaign  for  Rural  ***»*£*  ^    ^17^.     When,  however,  the  state  edu- 


tiona.     His  family   consists  of  a  wife  and    wo  sons, 
his  wife  being  a  graduate  of  Albion  college,  M  chlgan_ 
They  are  both  members  of  the  Congregational  church 
and  interested  in  all  church  work. 

President    Butterfleld   was  invited  to  speak  a   the 
winter  convention  of  the  board  of   agriculture,  held  at 
Worcester  in  December,  and  his  address  at  that  time 
entitled  "A  Campaign  for  Rural  Progress,"  was  very 
favorably   received.     In  It  he   compared   agrlcultura 
New  England  as  a  unit  with  the  state  of   Michigan  of 
similar  area,  and  showed  conclusively  that  New  Eng- 
land was  not  falling   behind  in  agricultural   prosperity. 
In  urging  a  campaign  for  rural  progress  he  argued  for 
the  co-operation  of  the  country  schools,  the  farmers 
clubs  and  granges,  the  board  of   education,  the  board 
of  agriculture,    the    Agricultural   college,  and  finally 
the    country   church.     He  spoke    for  an  hour    and  a 
half  without  manuscript,  holding  closely  the  attention 
of  his  audience  and  apparently  converting  them  to  his 
belief  ,-that   New   England   agriculture   has  a  great 
future      Such  wholesome   views   based   upon   sound 
proof  and  such  hopefulness   were  a  revelation  and  an 

inspiration. 

The  Agricultural  college  at  Amherst  was  never  in 
better  condition  and  was  never  accomplishing  better 
work  for  the  state  than  today.  It  has  its  largest 
attendance  of  students,  a  majority  of  whom  when  they 
graduate  will  take  up  agricultural  or  allied  pursuits. 
It  is  one  of  the  land  grant  colleges,  of   which  there  Is 


Technology,  which  takes  the  mechanic  arts  whUe 
the  remaining  two-thirds  goes  to  the  Agricultural  col- 
lege, which  teaches  the  natural  sciences  and  n  ac- 
tion such  other  branches  as  will  promote  the  liberal 
and  practical  education"  of  the  students  who  go  there 
For  nearly  forty  years  it  has  "«kad  to  .  motot 
way   and  Its  work  Is  now  beginning  to  tell. 


a  duplicate  In  almost  every  state,  and  In  some  states 
they  have  become  great  universities,  notably   Cornell 
university   of    New   York.     They   were     established 
under   the   Morrill   Act  of    1862,  which   gave*  the 
states  then  In  the  Union  a  certain  proportion  of  public 
lands,  which  were  sold  and  the  proceeds   invested  for 
the  founding    I  **se  Institutions.     *"•*«« * £ 
accepting   the    grant  covenanted     with   the     United 
States  to  maintain  forever  as  a  state    institution  "a 
college  where   the  leading   object   shall   be   without 
excluding  other   scientific   and   classical   studies  and 
including  military  tactics,  to  teach   such   branches  of 
learning  as   are     related     to   agriculture     and     the 
mechanic  arts  ....  In  order  to  promote  the  libera 
and  practical  education  of  the  industrial  classes  In  the 
several  pursuits  and  professions  In  life. ' ' 

One-third  of  the  Income  received  from  these  funds 


will  continue  to  be.     When,  however,  the  .tat    edu- 
cational  authorities   and  its   public   schoo,   teachers 
shall  fully  recognize  the  college  as  a  sister  sUte  insti- 
tution, and  when  the   courses  of   study  In   he   public 
schools,    particularly   In   rural     <ttm«urUtte», ** 
include  nature  studies  and  In  a  measure  shall  prepare 
students  for  her  college  at  Amherst,  then  this  Institu- 
tion will  come  to  its  own   and   will  be  more   liberally 
patronized  and  do  a  still  greater  work  for  the  state. 

,t  will  be  the  work  of  President  Butterfleld  to  build 
upon   the  splendid   foundations   laid   by  Marshall  P 
Wilder,  Levi  Stockbridge,  President  Clark  and  Pres- 
ident  Goodell,  and  to  bring  the   college  to  the  atten- 
tion not  only  of   the   farmers  of   the   state   but  to  al 
classes,    and   particularly  to  every  boy  In  any  walk  of 
life  who  is  seeking  a  liberal   and   practical  education 
along  vocational   lines;  to  bring  the  college  In  closer 
touch  with  the  public   schools   and  to  make  It  supple- 
ment and  complement  these   schools  In  the  advance- 
ment of  the  cause  of  education,  bearing  In  mind  that 
it  is  a  state  Institution  and  Is  maintained   not  for  any 
particular   class   but  for  all   classes  In  ^Common- 
wealth     As  a  matter  of  fact  fully  one-half  of  Its  stu- 
dents now  come  from   Industrial    centers  -the  towns 
and   cities   of   the   state.     This  is  considered  a  good 
sign  and  Is  to  be  encouraged.     As  the   country   boy 
has  gone  to  the  city  and  helped  to  renew  it  so  the  city 
boy  should  be  encouraged  to  go  to  the  country  and  do 
his  share  to  build   up  the   country  :  and  In  this   good 
work  the  college  can  be  of  great  assistance      It  is  a 
kind  of  reciprocity  that  should  be  encouraged. 
'  When  the  college  was   opened  In  1867  It  was  con- 
sidered  an  experiment   of   doubtful   utility  |  today  1 
holds  an  important  place  In  the  educational  system  of 
the  state.     At  that  time  so-called  classical  education 
was  paramount.     Now  It  It  Is  believed  by  many  edu- 
cators that  scientific   and   technical   subjects  may  be 
taught  in  such  a  way  as  to  make   them    cultural   and 

°  ... i         T~  >.«ln      mon  for 


: 


One-third  of  the  Income  received  from  these  funds     ^   —  ^  yocational 
in  Massachusetts  is  turned   over   to   the    Institute  of  1  disciplinary 


To  train    men  for 


citizenship  and  social  relations   while  preparing  them 
for  vocations  seems  to  be  the  new  order.     As  a  result 
of  th  s  sort  of  training  the  graduates  at  Amherst,  as  a 
rule    have   been     quickly   settled    In    some   pursuit 
nearly  every  man  In  the  last  class  being  placed  before 
he  graduated. 


While    Mr.  Butterfleld   In  succeeding  to  the  presl- 


M.  A.  C. 

Peters,  1.  g. 
White,  r.  g. 


dency  has  a  trying  ordeal  before  hlm.he  has  a  greater 
opportunity  for  efficient  service  in  the  cause  of  educa- 
tion and  rural   betterment   than  any  of   his  predeces- 
sors     President   Goodell   devoted  a  lifetime  of   able   Wh 
and  loving  service  to  the  college  and  died    beloved  by    Gillette,  c 
his  associates  and  by  all  his  students.     To  follow  him    Burke-  '• f 
will   not  be  an   easy   task;  but   with   like   faith   and    Cu,ter' r- f 
enthusiasm  he  w.ll  fully  meet  the  hopes  of   those  who 
have  placed  him  at  the  head  of  the  college,  and  will 
be  loyally  supported  by  the  trustees   and  the   public 
In  his  work  he  will  also  have  the    hearty  co-operation 
of  an  able   faculty,    many  of   whom,  like    Professors 
Goessmann,  Brooks,  Mills  and  Fernald,  have  devoted 
their  lives  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  college 


Trinity,  37;   M.   A.  C,    17. 
Trinity   defeated    Massachusetts  on  the  evening  of 
Dec.  16,  37  to  17  at    Hartford,    Conn.     The    game 
was  rough  and  uninteresting,  being   poorly   officiated 
The  Trinity   team    played   well  at  times  but  were  not 
as  superior  as  the  score    Indicates.     Gillette,    center 


for  Massachusetts  played  an  exceptionally  fine  game 
The  summary  follows  : 


TRINITY. 

I  g.,  Marlor 

r.  g.,  Powell 

c.  Lauderfelt 

1.  f..  Pond 

Referee-Mr.  McKean.     Umpire-M,  Has,^  ^ 

sco  end  I      r^1.?'  P°nd  3>  Undefeldt  2-     Ma-ach^ 
scored  6  goals  and  5  on  fouls.     Score-Trinity  37.    M.  A.  C. 


BASKETBALL. 

Wesleyan,  55;  M.  A.  C,  7. 
Wesleyan   opened  her  season  on  Dec.  13,  at  Mid- 
dletown,  Con;,,  by  defeating  Massachusetts  55  to  7  in 
an  extremely  interesting   game   despite  the  one-sided 
Our   boys  were     unable    to 


HONOR  TO  WHOM  HONOR  IS  DUE. 

So   enthusiasflc   and     generous     has     been     the 
response  of  the  Alumni  to  the  appeals   of   the    Treas 
urer  of  the  Athletic  Board  at  the    dinners    In    Boston 
and  Springfield,  and  through  the   500  circulars  which 
he  has  sent  out,  that    it    becomes   his   very   pleasant 
to  duty^ublicly  thank  these  alumni  In   behalf   of   the 
student  body  and  the  board.     Until  the  alumni  began 
to  make  contributions,  regular  coaching  for  our   foot- 
ball teams  was  out  the   question.       During   the   past 
five  years  we    have    had    regular   coaching   and   the 
results  have  been  apparent,  as  has  several  times  been 
indicated  In   the    circulars   sent   out   to  the   alumni 
he  scores  and    the   schedules    "before    and  after" 


-   cage   the   ball 

although  they  had  numerous  chances.  Wesleyan  ' ne  Scores  and  the  schedules  -before  and  after- 
had  decided  advantage  In  weight  and  speed,  and  show  that  forces  nave  be*n  at  work  which  have  placed 
scored  as  soon  as  they  could  obtain  the  ball.    Passing  0ur  foo,bal1  teams  a™"g  those  of  the   pr.ncipal   col 


scored  as  soon  as  they  could  obtain  the  ball.    Passing 
on  both  sides  was  excellent   and  the  game  was   quick 
and  Interesting  throughout. 
The  summary : 


WESLEYAN. 

Taylor,  r.  f. 

Dearborn,  Soule,  Deming,  I.  f. 

White,  c. 

Campaigne,  r.  g. 

Chamberlain.  Moore.  Van  Horn.  I.  g 

Taylor  6,    Dearborn  6,    Soule  2,  Deming  2.    Whitr  2    Cam- 
P-fn.4.  Moore.  Cutter,  Ci.le,,.  White,  'coals  from  fous-' 


M.  A.  C. 

I.  g-.  Peters 
r.  g..  White 
c,  Gillett 
I.  f.,  Burke 
r.  f..  Cutter.  Tirrell 
Goals  from  the  floor- 


Dearborn  3,  P«ters.    ReterM-Carlson 
Time — 20-minute  halves. 


Umpire— Hastings. 


among  those  of  the   principal 
leges   of    New    England    (Harvard   and    Yale    only 
excepted.)  J' 

The   team's   work   this   fall   has   been   creditable 

although  there  were  more  defeats  than  victories      To 

be  defeated  by  the  strongest  teams  in    New   England 

is  no  disgrace  to  a  college  of  200  men.     As  but    two 

of  this  year's  team  were  regular  players  in  1904,   and 

as  these  two  are  the  only   ones   who   are    not    to   be 

with  us  ui  next  fall,  it  Is  expected  that,  in  view  of  the 

good  work  accomplished  this  season,  the  coaching   of 

this   year   will    further    materially   the    chances     for 

greater  success  the  coming  season. 

In  addition  to  the  good  work  of  the   team   and   the 


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THE    COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


/• 


support  of  a  coach  by  the  alumni,  it  should  be  stated 
that  the  students  have  supported  their  team  loyally 
and  royally.  Nearly  four-fifths  of  the  college  went 
down  to  Springfield  on  the  day  of  the  Training  School 
game  and  undoubtedly  such  support  was  a  great  help 
to  the  team  towards  victory.  Financially,  too,  the 
under-graduates  have  done  their  part.  Before  begin- 
ning the  basketball  season  every  cent  of  debt  on  the 
accounts  of  previous  seasons  was  paid  thanks  to  the 
strenuous  efforts  of  the  present  basketball  manager, 
and  the  loyal  response  of  the  entire  student  body. 

It  will  be  of  interest  both  to  students  and  to  alumni 
to  see  that  the  older  graduates  have  not  lost  their 
interest  and  are  still  loyal  to  their  Alma  Mater.  The 
amounts  are,  therefore,  arranged   in   groups   of  five 

years  each. 

The  last  three   graduating   classes   have   voted  to 

subscribe  as  classes.      As    1903's  subscription  was 

paid  to  the  manager  of   the   football   team    it   is   not 

included  below. 

'71  to  75  inclusive,  $96.00 

'76  to  '80       "  20.00 

'81  to  '85       "  26.00 

'86  to '90       "  21.00 

'91  to  '95       "  63.00 

'96  to  '00       "  32.50 

'01  to  '05       "  67.00 


Yale,  Princeton,  Harvard,  Pennsylvania,  Cornell, 
Annapolis  and  Chicago,  constituting  the  existing  com- 
mittee on  rules,  asking  for  an  amalgamation  with 
that  body.  None  of  the  above-mentioned  universi- 
ties was  represented  at  yesterday's  conference.  If 
they  refuse  to  join  with  the  committee  appointed  yes- 
terday, the  latter  will  act  independently,  and  formulate 
rules  for  the  guidance  of  the  institutions  ratifying  yes- 
terday's action. 


N on  graduate  and  Trustees, 


$325.50 
6.00 


$381.50 
S.   Francis  Howard. 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  M.  A.  C.  Athletic  board. 


THE  RECENT  FOOTBALL  CONFERENCE. 

A  concerted  movement  toward  reforming  the  game 
ot  football  in  the  colleges  and  universities  of  America 
was  begun  at  New  York,  Dec.  28,  when  the  repre- 
sentatives of  68  institutions  of  learning  agreed  to  act 
together  in  securing  the  adoption  of  rules,  and  an 
enforcement  of  them,  which  will  materially  lessen  the 
danger  to  players,  will  do  away  with  mass  formations, 
and  secure  permanent  officials  for  intercollegiate  con- 
tests. The  conference  perfected  a  permanent  organ- 
ization and  appointed  a  rules  committee  of  seven, 
which  will  communicate  with   the   representatives  of 


ANNUAL  REUNION  AND  BANQUET. 

The  twentieth  annual  banquet  of  the  Massachusetts 
Agricultural  Club  of  New  York  was  held  at  St.  Denis 
hotel,  Dec.  8th,  under   the   directions   of    Presiding 
Officer,  John  B.  Minor,  '73.     Prof.  H.  T.    Fernald 
and  Lieut.  C  A.  L.  Totten,  were  present  as  guests. 
In   attendance   there   were;  W.    D.    Russell,     '71; 
Fred    A.   Ober,    S.    C.    Thompson,    72 ;  John    B. 
Minor,    73;    J.   F.    Barrett,     Dr.  John  F.    Win- 
chester,    75;     Sandford    D.     Foot,    Pres.    Chas. 
S.  Howe,  78,  of  Case  School  of  Applied  Science; 
Charles  E.   Lyman,  78;  C.   E.  Beach,  '82;  H.  K. 
Chase,    Dr.  John  A.  Cutter,  E.  S.  Jones,    Herbert 
Myrick,   James    S.    Williams,    '82;    Dr.    Wlnfield 
Ayres,  William   A.   Eaton,  '86;  H.    S.    Fairbanks, 
W.    L.    Morse,    '95;  Sydney  L.    Muse,    '96;  and 
Chas.  1.  Goessmann,  '97. 

The  theme  of  the  meeting  was  the  memory  of  the 
late  President  Goodell  and  all  speeches  had  most 
feeling  references  to  him.  Prof.  Henry  T.  Fernald 
reported  in  detail  as  to  the  condition  of  the  College 
greatly  to  the  edification  of  those  present.  Lieut.  C. 
A.  L.  Totten  delivered  a  very  broad  and  detailed 
tribute  to  the  memory  of  his  old  friend  and  College 
teacher.  President  Chas.  S.  Howe,  Illustrated  the 
value  of  the  College  as  a  means  for  fitting  men  for 
all  lines  of  life  work  and  in  himself  Indirectly  as  to 
pedagogues.  Brief  addresses  were  made  by  the 
others  present.  It  was  voted  that  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee be  in.tructed  to  print  a  memorial  in  relation  to 
President  Goodell,  to  be  sent  to  graduates  and  former 

students. 

Officers  were  elected  as  follows :  President  Dr. 
Charles  S.  Howe,  78,  Cleveland,  Ohio  ;  vice-presi- 
dent, Dr.  Winfield  Ayres,  '85,  New  York;  second 
vice-president,  Henry  S.  Fairbanks,  '95,  of  Phila- 
delphia; third  vice-president,  Charles  I.  Goessmann, 


'96,  of  New  York;  secretary  and  trea^eT^nT 
Fewler,  '80,  525  W«t  -y\rA    c* 
ford    n    pV      ,!  d   St;  choragus,    Sand- 

John  a    n      '        8'    °f    NeW  Y°rk'  historia".    ^ 
John  A.  Cutter,  '82,  of  New  York. 

THE    HISTORIAN. 


67 


Colleg*  JYotts, 


Geo.    Stone   with 


us 


—We  are  glad  to   see   Dr 
again  after  his  recent  illness. 

-Skating  upon  the  college  pond  was  excellent   for 
a  few  days  after  and  during  the  Xmas  recess. 

-A  book  containing  the  rules  of   the   college   has 
ately    een  published  and  placed  Into  the  hands "of  the 
student  body. 

hel7inV'  v    uLUl1   3ttended  thS  f°0,ba11  ^eMon 
from  M.  I    C  '  "  ^"^  2*h  "  ^^ 

-The  next  informal  dance  will  be  held  the  20th  of 
January;  as  this  comes  soon  after  fraternity  initiations 
a  large  number  are  expected  to  attend. 

-The  college  was  deeply  grieved  to  hear  of  the 
dea  h  of  Prof.  Hasbrouck's  father.  The  many  friends 
0  the  professor  extend  heartfelt  sympathy  to  him  In 
ms  serious  loss. 

ei.hTLhe,St;0rt  C°urS<5  StartCd  °nJan-  3rd  with  twenty 
eigh   students.     They  elected  the  following  officers  • 

Present,  W.  F.  Hobbs  of  Amherst;  vice-president, 
W    F  ley  of  Hartford;  secretary,   F.    H.    Heath   0 
Springfield;    treasurer,    Ashley    Randall     of     South 
Amherst. 

-The  Short  course  practical  work    will  be  done  in 
large  rooms  which   have   been   fitted  up   with   new 
apparatus  in  the  basement  of  south    college        Elec 
power  and  steam  will  be   supplied   from    the   central" 
heating  station.     C.  W.  Fryhofer  of  Iowa  will  be  the 

H™«    '"ftT    °f     butter-™k**-       Nathan    J, 
Hunting  of  the  Cass  of '91,    will   give   instruction    In 
the    use   0    the   separator   and   the    Babcock     test 
Courses  will  be  given   in   dairy  farming  and   animal 
hus  andry  by  Prof.  P.  S.  Cooley,  and  in   the    use   0 
fert.iizers  by  Prof.  W.  P-  Brooks. 

The  freshmen  have  pledged  for  fraternities  as 
followSR-K2  R.c.L.nb.ad,  E.  F.  Hathaway, 
E.  H.  Brown  and   G.    T.    Richardson;    C.    S.    C, 


Adams,  T.  W    Bean   n     n     o    ., 

w.  oean,  u.    C.    Bartlett,    D     I     Caf 

R    Z1Z    \  ThomPson>  H.  O.  Knight,    C 

R.  Webb,  H.       Neal*    p    u    u/.i  . 

han   and  W    f  'J         '  "S°n'  J"  V"   Mona" 

Z  Vt  J'  Kenney;  ♦  K  *«   R-   D.    Lull,    M 

Tucke  ^T'T0,  !*  ,C°dd,ng'  A"  E'  C°*'    H-    ^ 
lucKer,  C.  E.  Treat,  C.  H.  Maps,  W    H    I  Mr„^ 

and  H.  W.  French ;  Q  T  V      F   C    Warn        t      A 
Willis    q    q     n  '  Warner,    L.   G 

W  Ills,  S.  S.    Crossman,    A.    W.    Hubbard,   L     N 
Coleman,  J    Noye,,  R.  S.  Eddy,  L.  S.   Cor  ett,   O 
B.  Briggs.  G.  M.  Brown,  P.  G.  Cardin,    R.    Po °* 
and  Turner  '08.  roi  ier, 


"  FARM  WOOD  LOT  »  PRIZES 

First  prize,  $15  ;  second  prize,  $10.     Competition 
open  to  members  of  the  senior  and  Junior  dZL     0 

LZ*\      r  the  basls  °f  an  e~*  wh,ch  mm  be 

a  ded  in  under  an  assumed  name  on  or  before  April 

15m.     Essay   to  be  based  upon  the  college  wood  lot 

supposed   to    be  attached  to  a  farm  where' the  annual 

equ.rements   for   repairs   and  general  use  are  as  fol 

ows:  _On.  Inch  boards,  500  ft.  ;  two-inch  p,ank500 

15  cordT  ^  50°  f"  ;  P05*5'  25  fL  I  wood. 

The  essay  must  be  based  upon  the  supposition  that 

hLlvT   W'SheS  t0  retaln  3nd  ™na*e  the  wood  lo, 

and     h  T°miC   PUrP0SCS-      The  llabimy  to  fire 

and   the    market    conditions  are  the  same  as  those  of 

he   college  wood  lot  and  taxes  are  at  ordinary  valua- 
tion and  rates  in  the  town  of  Amherst 

The   problem  is  to  lay  down  the  lines  for  the  man 

agement    ol  this  wood  lot  in  general,    with  especial 

efe  ence   0  the  work  for  the  next  year,  January  ,st, 

1907      The   essay   should  make   clear   whether  the 

wood  lot  in  question  would  furnish  the  above  specified 

quantities  of  lumber,  posts,  and  wood,  also  whether  it 

can  be  made  to  furnish    more    than    these    quantities 

and  if  so,  how  much  more. 


NOTICE. 

The  Junior  Promenade  given  by  the  class   of  1907 
will  occur  on  the   night  of    Feb.    1 6th.     You   can't 
afford  to  miss  it   and  now  is  the  time  to  decide  to  go 
Freshmen  at   all   interested   should   be   encouragfd' 
We  hope  to  see  many  alumni  with   us  on  this   occa 

^."er  seen,yo°rn:rt8  *""  ^^^  "^ 

H.  T.   PIERCE. 

Chairman  Prom  Committee. 


68 


THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


THE  WORK  OF  A  RECENT  GRADUATE. 

Having  graduated  less  than  two  years  ago  ('04) 
from  Massachusetts,  Mr.  Arthur  W.  Gilbert  is  already 
making  somewhat  of  a  name  for  himself. 

Immediately  after  graduation  Mr.  Gilbert  entered 
Cornell  university  to  study  for  a  master's  degree  which 
he  obtained  last  June.  While  at  Cornell  he  made  a 
good  record  In  many  ways.  In  the  line  of  scholarship 
and  original  investigation  he  won  the  admiration  of 
such  men  as  Professors  L.  H.  Bailey,  Thomas  F. 
Hunt,  John  Craig,  and  H.  H.  Wing,  men  well  known 
in  the  agricultural  world.  Besides  coming  in  direct 
contact  with  these  men,  he  became  well  acquainted 
with  Milton  Whitney,  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Soils  ; 
Dr.  Cameron  from  the  same  bureau  ;  Director  E.  B. 
Voorhees  of  the  New  Jersey  Experiment  Station  ;  Mr. 
Falrchild,  agricultural  explorer;  Dick  J.  Crosby  of 
the  office  of  experiment  stations  and  many  others  as 
famous  as  these. 

Mr.  Gilbert  took  an  active  part  In  university  life 
having  become  the  official  basketball  umpire  of  the 
university  and  linking  himself  with  such  organizations 
as  Alpha  Zeta,  the  Agricultural  Assembly,  and  the 
Lazy  Club  which  has  a  wide  spread  reputation.  Last 
year  he  joined  the  American  Breeders  Association 
which  has  been  recently  organized  under  the  leader- 
ship of  Assistant  Secretary  W.  M.  Hays  of  the  United 
States  Department  of  Agriculture  and  others. 

Last  March,  he  passed  the  civil  service  examina- 
tion for  scientific  assistant  in  the  United  States 
Department  of  Agriculture  but  at  about  the  same  time 
was  offered  the  position  of  instructor  in  agronomy  and 
supervisor  of  extension  courses  at  the  University  of 
Maine  which  he  accepted  and  Is  now  holding. 

So  far  this  year  Mr.  Gilbert  has  beed  acting  as 
instructor  In  both  agronomy  and  animal  Industry  at  the 
University  o  Maine  beside  his  extension  work,  but  at 
a  recent  meeting  of  the  trustees  of  that  institution  it 
was  voted  to  hire  an  Instructor  In  animal  industry  so 
that  Mr.  Gilbert  could  take  direct  charge  of  the  exten- 
sion work  of  the  state.  Mr.  Gilbert  made  an  extended 
study  of  extension  courses  while  at  Cornell  and  since 
that  time  has  helped  to  organize  a  magnificent  line  of 
extension  courses,  consisting  of  reading,  correspond- 
ence and  lecturing  courses. 

The  former  contain  fifteen  courses  and  cover  the 
different   phases  of  farm  life  as  would  come  under 


such  heads  as  farm  crops,  animal  industry,  horticul- 
ture, forestry,  home  economics  and  the  homestead, 
and  nature  study. 

The  College  of  Agriculture  of  the  University  of 
Maine  is  now  enjoying  a  great  boom.  New  courses, 
such  as  soil  physics,  farm  mechanics,  farm  machinery 
and  rural  architecture,  are  being  given  this  year  which 
have  never  been  given  before. 

The  farmers  of  the  state  are  backing  up  the  move- 
ment well  as  shown  by  the  fact  that  at  the  recent 
meeting  of  Maine  Dairyman's  Association,  prizes  to 
the  aggregate  of  one  hundred  dollars  were  offered 
which  are  to  be  presented  to  the  agricultural  sudents 
next  year.  These  are  all  new  prizes  and  are  in  addi- 
tion to  the  prizes  regularly  given  out  each  year. 

Mr.  Gilbert  will  take  an  active  part  in  the  lecture 
courses  as  shown  by  the  fact  that  he  has  prepared 
eight  lectures,  each  on  a  different  subject,  to  be 
delivered  as  demanded  throughout  the  state. 

Mr.  Gilbert  has  been  sent  to  the  meeting  of  the 
New  York  Breeders'  Association  held  at  Syracuse, 
N.  Y.,  to  represent  the  University  of  Maine.  On  the 
program  are  some  of  the  most  prominent  speakers  in 
agriculture  In  the  country,  many  of  whom  Mr.  Gilbert 
met  while  at  Cornell  last  year. 

The  course  In  soil  physics  upon  which  Mr.  Gilbert 
has  put  considerable  time  and  thought,  and  which  has 
never  been  given  in  Maine  is  now  well  organized  and 
has  become  quite  popular.  At  the  recent  meeting  of 
the  trustees  they  visited  the  laboratory  to  see  what 
was   being  done  and  were  pleased  with  the  apparatus 

and  the  work  in  general. 

9 

RESOLUTIONS 

Of  the  class  of  1908  on  the  death  of  Mrs.  Maria  H.  Thurs- 
ton, mother  of  our  classmate,  Frank  Eugene  Thurston. 

Whereas,  It  hath  pleased  God  in  his  infinite  wisdom  to  take 
unto  himself  the  mother  of  our  friend  and  classmate  Frank 
Eugene  Thurston,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  the  class  of  1908  do 
recognize  the  severe  loss  which   has  befallen  our  classmate. 

Resolved,  That  we  do  hereby  extend  our  deep  and  heartfelt 
sympathy  to  him  and  to  his  family  in  their  berevement,  and 
be  it  further. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to  him 
and  his  family  ;  also,  that  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  pub- 
lished in  the  college  signal. 

Hermon  T.  Wheeler, 

H.  M.  Jennison,  }  For  the  class. 

K.  E,  Gillett, 


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lumni. 


HORTICULTURE. 

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Plants  in  , he  dark.     M^b™ ™        a    a   ^^  "'  K*6  '"  ■*•"•'"«  to m    «  lh|s -h.  ""    '" 

*m  WIN  be  ex,ens,ve^  r.o  at  d   lha"d  'H'"'""  M  *  '^CV,    h     aS?'  * 
»  obiec,  lesson  ,n  mL  o.  wo*  "*"*'   "T  '"""""<>"  *  "'ended  ,o  al  A,umnUnd T' 

The  new  building  ,s  now  being  Lshed   m  ■„  ?t  T     Th'  '"  *»  «*  »anqueHs  «  «      T" 

•CRJCULTURE  K  °~~" 

Baton    Rou*e,    the   fly!T!?!t  ^ "T  W°rk,n*  at 


enable  us  to  get  these  men  and  it  .,   h*    5 

EXPER.MENT  STAT.ON,  CHEMISTRY 
DEPARTMENT 


chief  of  the  three  stations  main- 


Baton    Rouge,    the 
tained  by  the  state. 

a  a  ~-    »..  »«..  5SR,— 5 


Joseph  F.  Gilllngh^rnT^e7^chant  a„rf  „        I     ^ '""£  °'  C°°k  ""^  V,S,ted  co,le8«- 

-.'eft   more   than   $300,000  Tcha  ,  !      a^L^T     '  M'^*m^"^°«<*  **» 
1  bequests  are   tmnnn    '    .  .  ° .?"*"*■     Among  dairy  farm   at   Seekonk     i,„„ L     ™°'a.arge 


nospltal,  Philadelphia,  HaveXd  co,     P'"KyWM'  The  °TO"  <>"",  esta.e  being  p  eased  w«h7       "I' 

I       05.-H.  F.  Thompssn,  who  has  beM  ^^  % 


7° 


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few  days  around  college,  has  recently  accepted  a 
position  as  assistant  in  the  agricultural  department  at 
Mount  Hermon.  He  Is  teaching  agriculture,  horti- 
culture, forestry  and  poultry  raising. 


Irvt^rcolWgi&'te. 


The  total  registration  at  Amherst  is  449. 
The  senior  class  at  Kansas  numbers  190. 
Stanford  university   has  had  a  football   squad  this 
year  of  146  men. 

The    University   of   Kansas  has  the  finest  liquid  air 
plant  west  ot  New  York. 

The   freshman   class   at   Amherst  has  offered  four 
prizes  for  original  songs. 

The  total  receipts  for  the  Chicago-Wisconsin  foot- 
ball game  was  $12,662. 

Colby's  freshman   class   numbers   77  of  which  41 
are  men,  and  36  women. 

The  Wellesley  freshman  class  is  about  340   which 
is  an  unusually  large  one. 

The  total   enrollment  at  Smith   college,  according 
to  the  catalogue,  Is  1213. 

The  University   of  Washington  has  three  pairs   of 
twins  in  its  freshman  class. 

Trinity  college  has  required  gymnasium  work  for  the 
freshman  and  sophomore  classes. 

During  1904-1905  Columbia  had  an  enrollment  of 
4,983  and  received  gifts  of  $1,960,000. 

California  university  has  organized  a  pistol  club   for 
the  men  and  a  fencing  club  for  the  women. 

Head  Coach  Reld  of  Harvard  receives  $4,000   for 
three  month's  work  with  the  football  squad. 

The    N«M«jnal  Lumbermen's  Association  is  going 
to  endow  a  chair  In  the  Yale  Forrestry  school. 

Vassar  has  a  new  library  building  costing  $500,000 
the  gift  of  Mrs.  Frederic  F.  Thompson  of  New  York. 
The  seniors  at  Indiana  university  have  adopted    a 
sombrero  hat  with  a  tan  colored  band  as  their   class 

hat. 

The  largest  prize  ever  offered  for  excellence  in 
academic  work  will  be  given  at  Harvard  this  year. 
Five  hundred  dollars  Is  offered  for  the  best  thesis  in 
any  economic  subject. 


At  Wisconsin  university  the  senior  engineers,  both 
mechanical  and  electrical,  take  an  Eastern  trip  each 

year. 

At  the  University  of  Maine,  the  members  of  the 
football  squad  must  be  Indoors  by  ten  o'clock  or   lose 

their  suits. 

President  Angell,  of  the  University  of  Michigan, 
has  begun  his  thirty-fifth  year  at  the  head  of  that 
institution. 

The  vote  of  the  faculty  of  Mass.  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology as  to   the   alliance   with     Harvard   was   67 

against  six. 

A  national  school  of  architecture  Is  to  be  founded 
in  New  York  City  by  the  architects  of  the  Society  of 
Beaux  Arts. 

A   bequest  of  $200,000  for  the  foundation  in  New 
York  city   of  a  school  for  the  study  of  Socialism  was    . 
made  recently. 

A  southern  cornetist  named  Burst  has  three  chil- 
dren :— Alice  May  Burst,  James  Wood  Burst  and 
Henry  Will  Burst.—  Ex. 

Northwestern  university  has  received  $250,000 
from  one  of  its  trustees  and  expects  $750,000  more 
scon  from  various  sources. 

The  chief  of  the  constabulary  of  the  Philippine 
service  Is  to  visit  Yale  soon  wiht  the  idea  of  enlisting 
young  men  in  that  service. 

Clemson  college,  South  Carolina,  is  the  largest 
and  best  endowed  scientific  college  in  the  south ;  It 
has  56  professors  and  509  students. 

In  the  last  forty-five  years  the  number  of  the  fac- 
ulty at  Wesleyan  has  increased  from  8  to  33 ;  the 
number  of  students  from  138  to  305. 

The  seniors  of  Mount  Union  have  refused  to  deliver 
their  orations  on  commencement  day  unless  the  faculty 
grants  them  a  vacation  before  graduation. 

Ohio  State  university  offers  a  course  in  the  art  and 
science  of  making  pottery.  Such  a  course  has  never 
been  given  by  an  institution  in  this  country. 

Williams  college  is  planning  to  erect  a  new  dormi- 
tory at  a  cost  of  $60,000  and  to  use  $20,000  in  build- 
ing an  addition  to  one  of  their  present  dormitories. 
At  the  recent  football  conference  held  In  New 
York  a  resolution  declaring  that  the  game  of  football 
should  not  be  abolished,  but  should  be  reformed,  was 
carried  by  a  vote  of  15  to  8. 


Th.  sophomore  of  Bos.on  university  have   robbed 
.he  freshman  play  of  soenery,  curlillns   and   f| 'b™ 

pos:poneyrPMed'0rDeMmb"8^^^e 

298v|7flf umversity.       The    building   will   be 

298x178  feet  with  a  covered  quarter-mile   track  sur 
rounding  it.  sur" 

ofT"ir^?nningS  Bfyan  has  g'ven  the  University 
of  South  Dakota  $400,  the  proceeds  from  which  a  e 
G^r.aSPriZeSf°rbeSteS^    science!: 

A  course  In  journalism  has  been  established  at  the 
University  o  North  Dakota.  Credit  will  be  given  o 
the  editors  of  the  college  dally  ,n  propositions  to  the 
amount  of  work  they  do  e 

^"°J°™  MC'"ng  "mes  at  C°'°™1<>  universltv  a 

During  the  night   of    November    ««i    d  ■ 
«  house  and  training  V^^^ 
ball  and  track  teams  burned  down      The  i„„   ,       ,?  ' 
covered  by  Insurance  however  *   "  fU"y 

Wo^-s^sl0  ^7,^  T  ""**"  > 
and  is  toe  J ^  teth  fi^  e  h  ^  ^  ^ '"  lf»- 
admission  of  Kant  £  iJXr^^  "   ^ 

Played  footbal,  ,n  sixty  'of  £  L^J^ToC 
654  received  serious  injuries,  eight  were  injured   per 
=t^and  three   died  from    injuries   TSjl 

Thirty-two   students    of   Nevada    university     hav. 
^»«««d.retebatrWforta^',Tyhe^ 
rants  were  obtained  by  the   father   of    the   freshman 
who  was  ducked  because  he   would   J»    ,  ,  ' 

college  yells      The  fa,h    7         1     "0t  J°in    ,n   the 
K<=  yens.     The  father  demands  satisfaction  —  Ex 


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sity of  Chicago  has  gone  to  Central  Africa  to  spend  a 
year  in  studying  the  natives  there.  He  is  equipped 
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but   his  duties   at  the  R.  1.  state  college  will  prevent 
his  coming  until   July.       But  it   is  evident  that  his 
character  and  reputation  have  proceeded  him  and   we 
shall  all  now  endeavor  to  place  the  college  in   as  fit  a 
condition  as  possible  for  his   coming.     The   work   of 
Acting  President  Brooks  this  year  has  made  it  possible 
for  us  to  say  that  President  Butterfleld  will  find  every- 
thing  running   smoothly   and  can  at  once  take  up  his 
duties   without    preliminary   troubles.       We    wish   to 
extend  to  Professor    Brooks,  In  behalf  of  the   Signal 
and   of    the   student   body,    our    appreciation   of  his 
honest  and  worthy  service  for  the  college  in  the  face  of 
the  many  serious  obstacles  that    repeatedly   presented 
themselves. 


The  action  of  the  basketball  manager  In  giving  up 

the  remainder  of  the  season  may  at  first  sight  appear 

to   be   wrong.      But    when    the   circumstances  under 

which  he  labored  are  fully  understood  there  should  be 

no  question  as  to  its  advisability.       After   the    Brown 

game  he  found  that  if  the  remainder  of  the    schedule 

was  played  the  association  would  end  so  deep  in   debt 

that   it   would  be  next  to  impossible  for  the   baseball 

manager  to  carry  out  his  season  as   scheduled.     And 

realizing  that  basketball  as  a  game  is   a    minor    sport 

he  believed  he  was  justified  in  sacrificing  his  Interests 

to   those   of    baseball.     Consequently    he  used  what 

money    he    had   in   paying  up  back  athletic  debts  and 

finding   that   even   at   this   he  fell  short  proceeded  to 

raise  more  money  from  the  students.     A  well  needed 

lesson  can  be  derived  from  this,  namely,  that   In   the 

future  the  students  must  realize  that  each   and   every 

one  must  support  the  various  teams  if  any  result  is  to 

be  accomplished.     The    basketball    manager   wishes 

to  express   his   thanks   to   the  students  for  their  loyal 

and  hearty  support  of  an  unsuccesssul  season.     It   Is 

this  spirit  ths    19  making  M.  A.  C.  what  it    is   today, 

and  what  will,  if  it  Is  kept  at  itspresen*  high  standard  j 

In  the  future  make  an  increased  rating  for  our  athletics. 


were   glad   to   see   this   dedication  to  the  Major  as  It 
brings  back  to  us  the  excellent  and  faithful  service  he 
rendered  to  the  college  and  also  shows  that  this  friend 
of  the  students  of  M.  A.  C.    Is   not   forgotten.     The 
editorials  are  exceptionally  fine  and  the  general   char- 
acter of  the  book  is  above  reproach.     But   there   are 
grave   defects   also   from   which   the    coming  editors 
can   derive    many   suggestions  for   the  better.     We 
note  the  unexcusable  typographical    errors,   statistical 
errors,  and  errors  of  supposed  facts,  Indicative   of  too 
hasty   work   and   of  a  lack  of  sufficient  proof  reading. 
This  1907    Index  is  lamentably  weak  in  •  'grinds"  and 
has  scarcely  a  single  personality.     It  appears  that  the 
editors   in   attempting   to   eliminate   what   has   been 
called   III    humored   or   malicious   grinds  have  rather 
overstepped  the  mark  and  have  gone  too  far  In  the  oppo- 
site direction.     The  half  tones   scattered   throughout 
the  book  are  good  but  are  not  numerous  enough.     The 
work  of  the  artist  is  very  commendable  with  the  excep- 
tion of  one  drawing  that  Is  easily  seen  to  be  decidedly 
out   of  place.     We    were  also  glad  to  see  the  article 
by    Professor    Mills   upon   our  late  President,  Henry 
Hill  Goodell.     It  Is  very  fitting  that  in  any  such    pub- 
lication from  the  college,  space  should  be  given  to  one 
whom  so  faithfully  worked  in  our  behalf  during  so  many 
years.     We  can  safely  say,  however,  that   the   Index, 
as  a  book,  maintains  the  high  standard  of    the    books 
of  previous  years  but  it  cannot  be  said  that  it  surpasses 
them. 


The  1907  Index  is  now  recorded  in  history.  As  the 
first  outburst  of  criticism  is  over,  it  is  possible  for  us 
to  review  and  criticize  it  in  an  unpredujlced  manner. 
The  material  and  design  of  the  cover  is  excellent, 
considerably  better  than  most  of  Its  predecessors  and 
the  dedication  sketch  of  Major  Anderson  written  by 
Col.    W.    W.    Olin,   Is    unique    and  pleasing.     We 


IMFORMAL  DANCE. 

The  third  and  the  most  successful  informal 
was  held  on  last  Saturday  afternoon  and  evening. 
Over  seventy  couples  were  on  the  floor  and  everyone 
enjoyed  themselves.  The  Drill  hall  was  tastefully 
decorated  with  bunting  and  flags,  and  the  plants  from 
the  Hill  added  to  the  beauty.  Callahan 's  orchestra  of 
Northampton  furnished  the  music  and  Brown  of 
Amherst  catered.     The  patronesses  were  : 

Mrs.  Paige  and  Mrs.  Cooley  of  Amherst,  Miss 
Lasby  of  South  Hadley  and  Miss  Peers  of  Northamp- 
ton.    Among  the  visitors  and  alumni  were  : 

H.D.Haskins  and  Mrs.Hasklns;  Mr.Blake,'04,and 
Miss  Raymond  of  Mt.  Holyoke;  C.  L.Whitaker,'05, 
and  Miss  Barker  of  Smith;  D. G.Jones, '03,and Miss 
Cowls  of  North  Amherst;  G.  H.  Stickney,  Lynn  and 
Miss    Mitchell   of  Mt.    Holyoke;  G.  P.  Tully,   Har- 


vard and  Miss  Dodge   ofla^TcTV^^T 
Harvard   and    Miss    Lambert   o     Amhe'rsr    H     r 

of  Mt.  Ho^oke  7 a'  ^TT^  MiSS  H~*  of 
Miss  Peers  olmthHR  Sr'  T^'  "* 
Vermont,  and  Miss  kcL^tT  C  pT'  " 
New  Hampshire,  and  Miss  Nelk  oT  Smith     mTi 

Haskell  and  Miss  Knight  of  Chlcopee 

yoke     E~F   r   ?T*   Md    MiSS    Lee  of  Mt.  Hol- 
yoke    E    F.  Gaskelland  Miss  Bates   of  Pelham     r 

E.    Hood   and    Miss   Clark  of  Mt.   Hoi.ok       L'  ft 
Moselyand    Miss    Preston    of  Mt.    Ho.yok    •   E    p' 
Mudge  and  Miss  McKillop  of  Smith  •   X  'P   ' 
and  Miss  Roby  of  Amherst  •  R C     pfa'v       f m  " 
Hall    of    North   Amherst-  C     A     T      I  M*SS 

Hall  of  North  Adam       H  '  M  '  R        n  ^    "* 

of  Amhent     p    l,;  '  RusSel1  and  Mjss  Cobb 

of  Amherst ;  E.  H.  Scott  and  MissBonsellof  Smith  • 
G.  W  Sleeper  and  Miss  Burke  of  Holyoke-   Ha 
Suhlke  and  Miss  Riches  of  Smith  •   W    n     t<' 

Pierce  and  Miss  Love  of  Mt.  Holyoke  •        H  'J m  J' 

and  Miss  Bradstreet  of  Amherst     E    'h    t 

Miss  Stafford  of  Mt.  Holyoke'  ^  *"* 

Amhe^C  t^?™     "*    M,SS    Ba'^"    of 

Cobb  and    Miss  Burnham    of    M,     u  i     ,    ' 
Curtis  and   Miss    Burltame  of    R       Z       ''  ^ 
Cutting  and  Miss  Har loT of  AJ er! .TS  '  p  I   I 
and  Miss  Meakerof  Westfied     C  7    Jt  "" 

Steel  of  Mt.  Holyoke K    P   r  m  t         '  ^  M,SS 
'e«e   of  Westfil  d     H     K     M  '  "*  MiSS   G" 

-rth  of  Mt.  Ho^oke      ,    A    hT  ^  M,SS  W^- 
°<  South    Framing      r     T?J?  "*  *?" 

WhlttimoreofM.Hol'yoke-H     M     7  "* 

Miss  Mclntyre  of  Chlcopee,    R    p    ^7  Md 
PhUllps  of  Mt.  Holyoke     E'  D    Pll  , J  "J    ^ 

Booth  of  Holyoke-   R    h  v    k     u  a"d   MiSS 

°'yoKe ,   R.  H  Verbeck  and  Miss    French 


THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


HXr;AwL^ran,dM,ssstarkeyof^- 

Holyoke  ^  "*    M,SS  Butte"<*  of  Mt. 

I909-R.  A.  Blake  and  Miss  Ripley  of  Smith  ■  E 
H.  Brown  and  Miss  Crawford  of  Iff.  Holyoke.'  p' 
G.Cardlu  and  Miss  Noultis  of  Springfield  G  f 
Codding  and  Miss  Farnsworth  of  HoTyote'-  A  p' 
Cox  and  Miss  Squiers  of  Mt.  Holyoke  -  hr  ^  J' 
by  and  Miss  Walsh  of  Amherst  G  R  p.. 
Miss  Ray  of  Amherst-  C    h     m  U't0n  and 

of  Holyoke-   Niu  Maps  and   Miss  Snow 

or  Holyoke  N.  L.  Martin  and  Miss  Martin  of  Sharon  • 
H-  J.  Neale  and  Miss  Sherman  of  Smith  ,t 
Oliver  and  Miss  Abbott  of  Mt.  Holyoke  C  H  P  I' 
dock  and  Miss  Miller  of  Amherst  A  L  & 
Miss  Norton  of  Mt.  Holyoke  H  w"  T  T  "* 
Miss  Wilson  of  South  Hadlev  C  r  Z.  J^'  "* 
Holland  of  Smith      i    m .  '         R"  Webb  and  Mlss 

Holyoke     E   J    r  £     T  *"'  ^  C,ark   of  M<- 

Collet  fiot^. 

formed  "'^"^^^ 


—The    Senior    Minstrel   show  will  be  aiv,™ 
evening  of  March  2nd.  g  Ve"  °n  ,he 

-The  college  band  will  play  for   «Butts    Manual- 
beginning  next  semester.  aI 

speaker  "«"»««"""«  '"  'he  place  of  class 

— L.  F.  Purrlnglon  of  Flo.ence   jave    an   .^ 

-^a„r,x,e7^;rr:,",ure 

AILance  of  Un«y  church  las,  even,"  W°ma"  5 

^■vered   an    address   upon   ,'he  p  acMcaUes^o 
Co. operation  among  fruit  gr0»,ers.  S""S  " 

-The  college  orchestra  will  give  a  musical  m  ,h. 
college  chapel  on  the  ev.ntng  of  Feb   Z      n" 
«eds  wll,   go   toward   enlarging   the  c  "h  and    e  ^ 
equipment.     An  excellent  program  has  been  a  range" 
by  Mr.  Rogers  a„d  a  large  attendance  Is  expect  d 


78 


trtE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


It    has   been  reported   that  Carroll  D.  Wright, 

president  of  Clark  college  has  been  offered  the  posi- 
tion of  trustee  of  M.  A.  C.,  in  the  place  of  William 
R.  Sessions,  resigned,  and  has  accepted. 

—The  1906  commencement  committee  consists 
of  F.  C.  Pray,  L.  H.  Moseley,  C.  A.  Tirrell,  H.  M. 
Russell,  C.  E.  Hood  and  W.  C.  Tamatt.  The  com- 
mittee on  programs  has  been  chosen  as  follows  :  W. 
O-  Taft  and  R.  W.  Peakes. 

The  committee  for  the  senior  minstrels  has  been 

chosen  as  follows  :  -A.  T.  Hastings  of  Natick,  man- 
ager; Frank  H.  Kennedy  of  Ashmont,  F.  D.  Wholley 
of  Cohassett,  Stanley  S.  Rogers  of  Brookline,  Louis 
H.  Moseley  of  Glastonbury,  Conn. 

The   Junior    Prom,    which  will  come  upon  the 

evening  of  Feb.  16,  is  looked  forward  to  with  pleasant 
anticipations  by  many.  If  appearances  can  be  counted 
upon  this  will  be  a  great  success.  The  Prom,  com- 
mittee will  be  glad  to  assist  any  one  who  is  contem- 
plating attending. 

The  senior  class  has  selected  its  class  day  speak- 
ers as  follows  :  Class  oration,  W.  C.  Tannatt ;  class 
ode,  F.  D.  Wholley  ;  class  song,  S.  S.  Rogers ;  ivy 
poem,  A.  T.  Hastings;  campus  oration,  F.  H. 
Kennedy;  pipe  oration,  W.  O.  Taft;  hatchet  oration, 
C.  W.  Carpenter. 

A  college  orchestra  has  been  organized  under  the 

leadership  of  Stanley  S.  Rogers.  The  members  are  : 
W.  C.  Tannatt,  manager ;  Kennedy,  '06,  pianist ; 
Crosby,  '09,  first  violin  ;  Adams,  '09,  second  violin ; 
Rogers,  '06,  first  cornet ;  Glllett,  '08,  second  cornet ; 
Back,  '04,  first  clarinet ;  Hyslop,  '08,  second  clarinet , 
Hubbard,  '09,  second  clarinet ;  Blake,  '09,  second 
violin ;  Trainor,  '09,  second  violin;  Sawyer,  '08, 
second  violin ;  Chapman.  '08,  trombone ;  Tannatt, 
'06,    mm. 

—The  Q.  T.  V.  fraternity  held  a  banquet  Saturday 
evening,  Jan.  13,  In  the  Amherst  House  to  the  13 
new  members  taken  In  this  year.  Forty-eight  were 
present  and  enjoyed  the  bountiful  menu  provided  by 
Landlord  Kendrick.  Dr.  J.  B.  Paige,  '82,  acted  as 
toastmaster,  and  toasts  were  given  as  follows  :  Rich- 
ard Wellington,  '1906,  "Q.  T.  V.  today;"  M.  A. 
Blake,  1904,  "College  fraternities;"  E.  H.  Forris- 
tall,  N.  H.  C,  '97,  "The  future  of  Q.  T.  V. ;"  R. 
W.    Lyman,    71,    "Our   alumni;"  A.  L.  Whiting, 


1908,  "Working;"  R.  W.  Peakes,  1906,  "Massa- 
chusetts." The  alumni  present  were  R.  W.  Lyman, 
71,  Dr.  E.T.  Dickinson,  '94,  and  A.  J.  Morse,  '94, 
of  Northampton,  F,  O.  Williams,  '90,  C.  M.  Hub- 
bard, '92,  and  Dr.  M.  H.  Williams,  '92,  of  Sunder- 
land, C.  W.  Lewis,  '05,  of  Melrose  Highlands,  Dr. 
J.  B.  Paige,  '82,  David  Barry,  '90,  H.  J.  Franklin, 
'03,  G.  D.  Jones,  '03.  Vincent  Osman,  '03,  and 
E.  H.  Forrlstall,  New  Hampshire  college,  '97.  The 
committee  in  charge  were  C.  E.  Hood.  '06,  T.  H. 
Jones,  '08,  and  A.  D.  Farrar,  '08. 

The   annual   initiation  banquet  of  Gamma  Delta 

chapter  of  Kappa  Sigma  was  held  In  the  Amherst 
House  on  the  eveniug  of  Jan.  19.  Eight  other  col- 
leges were  represented  by  delegates  while  several 
alumni  from  M.  A.  C.  made  the  occasion  especially 
enjoyable,  Professor  Waugh  making  a  fine  toastmas- 
ter while  the  many  toasts  were  well  responded  to. 
The  initiates  were  : 

S.  S.  Warner,  73. 

H.  P.  Otis,  75. 

H.  P.  Smead,  '94. 

E.  K.  Atkins,  '00. 

E.  H.  Brown,  '09. 

R.  C.  Llndblad,   '09. 

A.  D.   Lyman,  '09. 

E.  F.  Hathaway,  09. 

C.  H.  Paddock,  '09. 

G.  T.  Richardson,   '09. 
The  guests  were  : 

J.  F.  Fisher,  71. 

S.  S.  Warner,  73. 

C.  Wellington,  73. 

H.  P.  Otis,  75. 

S.  L.  Hills,  81. 

E.  B.  Holland,  '92. 
H.  P.  Smead,  '93. 

F.  A.  Waugh,  Kansas  Agr.  College,  '91. 
A.  S.  Kinney,  '96. 
C.  K.  Atkins,  '00. 
E.  T.  Ladd,  '05. 
R.  C.  Goodale,  ex- '06. 
P.  V.  Varsdale,  Brown  Univ.,  '06. 
H.  R.  Stevens,  Vermont,   '07. 

G.  P.  Tubby,  Harvard,   '06. 
C.  W.  Washburn,  Univ.  of  Oregon,  '05. 
"Pete"  Knight,  Dartmouth. 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


(4) 


(5) 


H.  G.  Moody.  Dartmouth,  '09. 

G.  C.  Rhoades,  Univ.  of  Penn. ,  '06. 

C.  F.  Jenness,  N.  H.  State,  '06. 

G.  H.  Stickney,  D.  G.  M..  Cornell,  '93. 

THE  JOHN  BARRETT  PRIZES. 

T.ree  prizes-a  first  prize  of  $100,  a  second  prize 
of  $75   and  a   third  prize  of   $50-have  been   estab- 
ished  by  the  Hon.  John  Barrett,   United  States  Min- 
ister to  Columbia,  to  be  awarded  to  the  authors  of  the 
best  papers  on  any  one  of  the  subjects  named   below 
Mr.  Barrett  states  the  object  of   the  prizes  to  be    "to 
promote   the  study   of  the    history,  peoples,  politics 
resources  and    possibilities  of  our  sister  Republics," 
and  to  develop  throughout  the  United  States  "a  wider 
Interest  in  our  political  and  commercial  relations  with 
La  tn-Amerlca,  and  to  foster  a  more  general  study  of 
Latin-American  history,  institutions,  political,   socia 
and  educational    conditions,    material   and    industrial 
resources,  and  commercial  possiblllties-especially  as 

iZu  v  r:mh  ofcloser  ,iesof  '"*—, 

comity  and  confidence." 

The  prizes  are  offered  subject  to  the  followmg  rules 
of  competition  :  s 

(1)     The  competition  is  open  to  any  student,  man  or 
woman,  registered  during  the  academic  year 
1905-6  in  any  American  college,  unlvehsity 
or  technical  school.     Undergraduate,   profes- 
slonal  and  graduate  students  are  alike  eligible 
(2)     Papers    submitted   by    competitors     must   not 
exceed  10,000  words  in  length. 
Papers,   accompanied  by   the    full 
address  of  the  writer  and  statement  of  the  class 
and  college,  university,  or  technical  school  to 
which  the  writer  belongs,  must   be  mailed   or 
delivered  to  an  express  company  not  later  than 
September  I,  1906,  addressed   to  the    Presi- 
dent of  Columbia   university,  New   York   N 
Y.,  marked  "For  the  John  Barrett  Prize  '" 
The   prizes   will  be  awarded  by  a  committee   of 
judges  chosen  for  the  purpose,  and  the  results 
will   be  announced  through  the  public  press  as 
soon   after   October  I,  1906,   as  practicable 
The   paper  awarded  the  first  prize  will  be  trans- 
mitted  by   the  undersigned  to  the  Director  of 
the   Bureau  of  American  Republics,  who  will 


(b) 


(c) 


(e) 


(») 


(3) 


<«) 


cause  It   to  be  published  and  circulated  as  one 
of  the  publ.cations  of  that  Bureau 
(6)     All   papers  submitted  in  competition,  other  than 
the  one  to  which  the  first  prize  is  awarded,  will 
be   destroyed  as  soon  as  the  prizes  have  been 
awarded  unless,  at  the  time  of  sending,  a  com- 
petitor  asks   for  the  return  of  the  manuscript 
and   furnishes  a   fully  stamped   and   properly 
addressed  envelope. 
(7)     Papers  must    be  subm.tted  in  typewritten  form 
Any  one  of  the  following  subjects  may  be  chosen  '. 

II  POLITICAL  AND  ECONOMIC 

^)  The  Monroe  Doctrine  and  its  influence  on  the 
political  and  economic  development  of  Latin- 
America. 

The   influence   of   the    Panama    Canal  on   the 

commercial     and    political     development    of 

Latin-America. 
Present  conditions  and  future  possibilities  of  the 

trade    of     the     United    States     with    South 

America. 

The  present  material  and  economic  progress   of 

South  America. 
The   practicability  and  utility   of  the   proposed 

ran-American   Railway. 

II  historical. 
The  influences  and  conditions  that  worked  for  the 
independence  and   establishment  of  the  South 
American  Republics. 
The  influences  and  conditions  that  worked  for  the 
Independence  and  establishment  of  the  Central 
American  Republics  and  Mexico. 
The   character   and  achievements  of  Bolivia  as 
shown   in  the  struggle  for  the  Independence  of 
Northern  South  America. 
The  character  and  achievements  of  San    Martin 
as  shown  in  the  struggle  for  the  independence 
of  Southern  South  America. 
The   conditions  surrounding  and  circumstances 
influencing   the  overthrow  of  the  Empire  and 
establishment  of  the  Republic  In  Brazil. 
Nicholas  Murry  Butler, 

President  of  Columbia  University 
Albert  Shaw, 

Editor  of  the  Review  of  Reviews. 
John  Huston  Finley, 

President  of  the  New  York  City  College 


7» 


THE    COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


THE  MUSICAL  CLUB. 

Among  the  upper  class-men  there  are  many  who  have 
felt  that  something  was  lacking  in  the  college  life 
here,  which  is  present  in  other  Institutions,  and  which 
we  sorely  need.  I  mean  some  social  feature  which 
shall  bring  together  the  .undergraduates  in  other  than 
class  rooms. 

Fraternities  we  haye  ;  but  in  spreading  a  good  feel- 
ing of  fellowship  among  the  student  body  they  have 
accomplished  nothing.  The  monthly  informals  and  class 
promenades  do  a  good  deal  for  a  few  but  only  a  small 
minority  can  take  advantage  of  them.  Athletic  con- 
tests have  done  the  greatest  amount  of  good  in  this 
direction  but  even  they  have  not  succeeded  in  accom- 
plishing the  whole  work.  What  is  needed  is  some- 
thfng  to  bring  the  fellows  together  one  night  in  a  week 
for  profitable  pleasure.  What  can  accomplish  this 
end  better  than  a  musical  club  ? 

On  Friday,  Jan.  12,  a  dozen  men  met  in  the  chapel 
in  response  to  a  call  for  volunteers  made  by  Rogers, 
'06,  and  formed  an  organization  which  bids  fair  to  fill 
the  felt  want.  An  orchestra  composed  of  14  men 
under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Rogers  has  already  been 
formed  and  is  now  being  put  into  shape  by  two 
rehearsals  weekly ;  a  mandolin  club  is  In  process  of 
formation  with  nine  promising  candidates  under  the 
leadership  of  Mr.  Peters,  '07,  and  Professor  Howard 
is  working  hard  on  a  quartet  which  is  to  form  the 
nucleus  of  a  glee  club.  Less  than  two  weeks  have 
gone  by  since  the  movement  started  but  the  results 
are  already  extremely  encouraging. 

On  Feb.  9th  the  musical  club  will  give  the  first  of  a 
series  of  concerts,  In  the  chapel.  The  program  wili 
include  selections  by  the  orchestra,  several  numbers 
by  the  mandolin  club  and  one  or  more  quartette  selec- 
tions besides  a  baritone  solo  by  one  of  the  students. 
A  musictl  organization  is  not  a  new  departure  In 
college  but  of  late  years  it  has  been  allowed  to  drop 
out  of  existance  for  lack  of  an  organizer.  The  stu- 
dents have  nothing  but  praise  for  this  work  and  will 
undoubtedly  support  it  well.  We  are  especially  desir- 
ous of  showing  our  resident  alumni  what  work  we  are 
doing  as  they  are  wont  to  believe  that  we  have  fallen 
behind  since  their  time.  All  who  can  should  attend 
the  concert  and  encourage  those  who  are  working  for 
the  best  interests  of  the  college. 

W.  C.  Tannatt,  Manager, 


BOSTON  ALUMNI  DINNER. 

The  annual  dinner  and  reunion  of  the  Massachusetts 

Alumni   will   be   held   at    Young's    Hotel,     Boston, 

Feb.  2,   1906.      Reception  at    6,  dinner  at  7  p.    m.  ; 

Tickets  $2.50  .     Please  notify  the  secretary,   F.    W. 

Davis,85  Colberg  Ave.,  Roslindale,  Mass.,  if  you  can 

attend. 

The  meeting  will  be  especially  a  welcome  to  Presi- 
dent-Elect  Butterfield  of  the  college.  President  Dana 
of  the  Massachusetts  Senate  has  accepted  an  Invita- 
tion. A  special  effort  is  being  made  to  secure  the 
attendance  of  Governor  Guild  and  President  D. 
Wright  of  Clark  college,  Worcester. 

The  secretary  asks  that  each  alumnus  make  a 
special  effort  to  spread  this  notice.  Any  alumnus  of 
the  college  or  non-graduate  whose  class  has  gradua- 
ted  may  attend  and  are  eligible  to  become  members. 
The  fee  for  this  is  only  $1  and  insures  a  special  notice 
of  the  dinner  each  year ;  all  notices  sent  out  by 
the  club  and  of  course  a  vote.  There  is  no  fee  after- 
ward except  the  price  of  the  dinner. 


BIBLE  STUDY  WITH  EXTRACT  OF  ADDRESS 
BY  PRESIDENT  ROOSEVELT 

Bible  study  in    Massachusetts   has   Increased   this 
year  over  that  of  preceding  years  but   is   not  what   It 
should  be   for   a   college   of   this   size.       While   the 
enrollment  this  year  Is  about  40  the  attendance  is  not 
as  great  as  would   be   expected.      Shortly   after   the 
opening  of  college  a  Bible    institute   was    held,  which 
event  is  unprecedented  In  the  history  of  the  college, but 
if  attendance  is  not  continuous  at  the   class   meetings 
the   full   results   of    this    Institute    will  not  be   felt. 
There  is  a  real  need  here  at  Massachusetts   of    Bible 
study  for  many  reasons.     In  the  first  place  there  is  no 
course  of  study   which   gives   opportunities  for   bible 
study.     But   the  greatest   need   Is   to   the    students 
themselves ;  for  the  benefit   they   will   receive   from 
such  study.     The  Bible  Is  a  book  which  has  withstood 
the  criticism  of  ages  and   remained   unaltered.      No 
man  who  desires  to  have  a  broad  education,   an   edu- 
cation which  will  put  him  on  an  equal  footing  with  the 
men  of  his  time  can  have  such   to   its   fullest    extent 
without  at  least  a  general  knowledge  of  the  bible. 

In  many  of  the  colleges  and  universities  men  who 
have  made  no  decisive  stand  to  live  a  Christian  life 
are  members  of  bible  classes  and   give   at  least   one 


hour  a  week  to  its  careful  study.     College  men   today 

*Urng  m°re  3nd  more  to^d    this   as   statistics 

bZ    ,  ,       DyCar   Ya'e   Had   584    men    enroIled    «> 
bible  study.    Princeton   394,    Cornel.    350,    Harvard 

230,   Dartmouth   225,    West    Point   225,   Columbia 
100,  Brown  105,  Bowdoin  84, and  this  year  near.y  all 
have  increased   in    membership   at   least   one   third 
General  Wellington  once  said,  "Give  a   man   a   col- 
lege education  without  study  of  the  Bible  and  you  bu» 

ioineH  Km„a  Cl6VPr  ^  "      The    ma^    ^"'ages 
joined  by  the  one  full  study   of   the  Bible    cannot    be 

compensated  for  by    ,he    time   spent    in   such   study 

on^h    Z  ^  PreS,dent  R00SeVe,,  **ve  an    a<*dress 
on   h    Bible  at  a  meeting  of  the    Long   .sland    Bible 

society,  extracts  of  which  are  quoted  below 

"My  text  has   been    furnished    me   by   what    Mr 

Russell  said  when  he  spoke  of  the  Bible    as    not    only 

essentia,  to  Christianity,  but  essentia,  to  good  citizen 

ship -Every  thinking  man,  when  he    thinks,    realizes 

thaUh  7y  IT  nUmb6r   °f  P60p,e    tend   <°   AW 
that  the  teachings  of  the  Bible  are  so  interwoven    and 

entwined  with  our  who.e  c.vic  and   socia.    life    that    It 
would    be   literally—I    do   not    mean    figuratively 
mean  literally-impossible  for   us   to    figure    to   our- 
selves what  that  life  would  be  if  these  teachings   were 
removed.     We  would  lose   almost   all   standards     y 

a"    herTJUdgeb0thpUb"Cand   Private   «"**i 
a  I  the  standards  toward  which  we,  with  more  or   less 

of  resolutions,  strive  to  raise  ourselves.     Almost  every 

man  who  has  by  his  life-work  added   to   the   sum    of 

human  ach.evement  of  which  the   race    Is   proud     of 

which  our  people  are  proud,  almost  every   such    man 

tte  ™     h'Sc  fC-WOrk  'argdy  UP°"  the  Cachings   o 
e  Bible.      Sometimes    It   has   been   done    uncon- 
sciously, more   often   consciously ,    and   among   the 
very  greatest  a  disproportionately  large  number   have 
been  diligent  and  close  students  of   the  Bible   at  first  | 

Lincoln-sad,  patient,  kindly  Lincoln,  who,  after 
bearing  upon  his  weary  shoulders  for  four  years  a 
greater  burden  than  that  borne  by  any  other  man  of 
the  19th  century,  layed  down  his   life   for   the  peoole 

te  ed  lt  absolutely  ,  mastered  it  as  later  he  mastered 
only  one  or  two  other  books,  notably  Shakespeare  • 
mastered  it  so  that  he  became  almost  « A  Man  of  One 


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Book    ,  who  knew  that  book  and  who  Instructively  put 

e ef"    m      I"6'3'    *"    UUght 

th,  ^^  Cr°Wn,ng   WOrk    of    «*   century 

that  has  just  closed.  y 

In  this  country  we  rightly  pride  ourselves  upon    our 
system  of  wide  spread  popular  education,  but  U  is  no 
suhcient  itself-     A  man  whose  M/ec,  ^  «  ™ 

cafe,,  „H,le  at  tHe  same  time  His   moral  education  Has 

ZitTT^ is  °1y  the  more  dan*e™s  <°  ""  ™ 

mumty    because  of  fhe  f/om/ 

of  the  Bible,  though  of  course  infinitely  the  most 
■mportant  is  not  the  only  power  it  has  for  good  In 
add-on  there  is  the  unceasing  Influence  it  fxe  ts 
the  side  of  good  taste,  of  good  literature,  of  proper 
sense  of  proportion,  of  simple  and  stra  ght  forwa  d 
writing  and  thinking.  '°rwara 

If  we  read  the  Bible  aright,  we  read  a    book  which 

teaches  us  to  go  forth  and  do  the  work  of  the  Lord    ,n 

he  world  as  we  find  It;   to  try  to  make    .hings    better 

In  this  world,  even  if  only  a  little  better,    because    we 

the"  nit-     Tha,k,nd°'^can    be   done 

he  man  who  Is  neither  a  weekllng  nor  a  coward  ;  by 
the  man,  who  In  the  fullest  sense  of  the  word  Is  a 
Christ  an,  ,lhe  Great    Heart>    ^^    ^J    «»   • 

S        aKd0SerandW,deranddeePer  studv   of   the 
Bible,  so  that  our  people  may  be  In  faith,    as  wel.   as 

"n  theory  doers  of  the  word  and  not  hearers  only.  - 

F  '08 


MEETING  OF  THE  ASSOCIATION  OF   ECON- 
OMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS,  NEW  ORLEANS, 
JAN.  ist  to  3rd. 

Of  the  thirty  members  of   the   association  present 
a   this  meeting,  four  were   graduates   of    M     A     C 
A  though  there  were  fewer  M.A.C.  men  present  than  Is 

ins  m,H      r  TCt,ngS  '  mSy  be  Mid  that    "o   *"" 
Institution  has  a  larger  representation. 

Dr.  E    P.  Felt,  '91,   N.    Y.    State    Entomologist, 
was  unable  to  attend  the  meeting  but    two   papers   by 
him  wereread  by  the   secretary    of   the   association 
Mr.  A.   F.    Burgess    '95,    Ohio   State    Horticultural 
Inspector,  presented  two  papers,    the    first   on   Some 
Economic  Insects  of  the  year  in  Ohio,  and  the  second 
on  Notes  on  Insecticides.     Dr.  W.    E.    Hinds     '99 
of  the  bureau  of  Entomology,  U.    S.    Dept.    of'  Agri- 
culture gave  a  talk   on    Laboratory   Methods   in   the 


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THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


Cotton  Boll  Weevil  Investigations,  exhibiting  photo- 
graphs illustrating  methods  of  study  and  apparatus 
used  in  the  laboratory  of  which  he  is  in  charge  at 
Dallas,  Texas,  Dr.  A.  W.  Morrill,  1900,also  of  the 
Bureau  of  Entomology  read  a  paper  entitled  Some 
Observations  on  the  Splned  Soldier  Bug,  based  on 
work  done  at  the  Entomological  laboratory  at  the 
college  In  1902.  Mr.  R.  I.  Smith,  '01,  State 
Entomologist  of  Georgia,  read  a  paper  on  some 
Insect  of  the  year  in  Georgia. 

The  new  officers  of  the  association  for  the  present 
year  include  as  President,  Mr.  A.  H.  Kirkland,  '94 
in  charge  of  the  Massachusetts  gypsy  moth  work,  and 
as  secretary  and  treasurer,  Mr.  A.  F.  Burgess,  95,  of 
Ohio. 


Dcp&rtmcrrf"  (Sloths. 


HORTICULTURE. 

The  new  Horticulture  building,  Wilder  Hall,  was 
used  for  the  first  time  Friday  morning,  Jan.  19,  by 
the  horticultural  seminar.  The  members  of  the 
senior  pomology  and  floriculture  classes,  with  some 
other  invited  guests,  gathered  in  the  pleasant  north- 
west room  where  the  pomology  classes  are  to  be  held 
and  listened  to  appropriate  remarks  by  Professor  Waugh 
who  gave  a  brief  history  of  the  department. 

The  Horticultural  course, as  such, Is  a  comparatively 
new  department  of  this  college.     The  reason  for  this  Is 
that  it  is  the  result  not   of  a   sudden  creation  but  of  a 
long   and  steady   growth.     Formerly   the    Botanical 
department  included  all  which  now  comes  under  Hor- 
ticulture, evidences  of  which  may  be  seen   even   now 
on  some   of   the  tools  used   about   the  plant-houses 
marked  "Bot.  Dept."     The  instructor  in  this  subject 
also   had  *o   make  himself  proficient   in  and  teach 
various   oiher   subjects   such   as    Botany,    Rhetoric, 
Elocution   and    Mechanical     Drawing.      Today,   the 
Professor  has  as  his  assistants  three  instructors  all 
teaching  some    branch     directly     connected     with 
Horticulture. 

Professor  Waugh  paid  tribute  In  well  chosen  words 
to  his  predecessor,  Prof.  Samuel  T.  Maynard.  It  is 
to  him  chiefly,  that  we  owe  the  present  status  of  the 
Horticultural  Department.  He  laid  the  foundation 
firmly  and  well,  having  charge  almost  from  the  begin- 


ning and  upon  this  foundation  he  built  the  depart- 
ment up  in  its  various  parts  to  wonderful  proportions. 
He  was  a  man  of  rare  ability,  a  true  horticulturist, 
and  always  loyal  to  this  institution  which  was  his  alma 
mater.  Rapid  and  wonderful  also  have  been  the 
strides  of  progress  made  In  the  last  few  years. 

One  of  the  first  things  spoken   of   when   Professor 
Waugh  first  came  to  Amherst  in  the  way  of  improv- 
ing this  part  of  our  college,  was  a  new  building  spoken 
of  almost   the   first   day'  by  President  Goodel!.     The 
trustees  and  faculty  were   unanimously  in  favor  of  a 
good  brick  building  and  the  first   sum   suggested   was 
$6,000  which  nearly  took  the  Professor  off   his  feet, 
for   his   ambitions  were  high.     The  next  mention  of 
necessary  cost  was  $15,000  and  in  the   following  fall 
when  the  matter  was  again  brought  up  the  authorities 
were  persuaded  that  $25,000  would  not  be  too  extrav- 
agant.    Thus   the   figures  went  higher  and  higher  as 
the  need  became  impressed  upon  them  of   the   build- 
ing.    Meanwhile  plans  were   of   course   being   drawn 
by   a  good  architect   and  much  thought  of  and  dis- 
cussed.    After  two  years  the  subject  of  appropriations 
was  brought  before  the  state  legislature   and  we   now 
all  know  the  result.     The  amount  had  not   been   dis- 
counted  but   increased  from  $6,000  to  $39,950,  so 
now  we  have  this  structure  which  will  mean  so   much 
to  the  college  In  the  future  and  will  stand  as  a  memo- 
rial   to   those   who   have   given   their  time  and  best 
thoughts  to  the  interest  of  Horticulture.     Much  credit 
is  due  to  the  accurate,  painstaking,  and  artistic  work 
of  the  architect,  Mr.  Walter  Wilcox,  through   whom 
the  most  modern  and  substantial  parts  were   secured 
for  the  building.     The  contractors,  Blodgett  and  Bos- 
worth,  have  been  scrupulously  honest  In  all  the  details 
so  that  the  building  should  be  as  substantial  five  hun- 
dred years  hence,  as  it  is  today. 

Just  here  it  might  not  be  Inappropriate  to  say  a 
few  words  about  the  one  from  whom  the  structure 
received  Its  name  which  may  be  seen  In  modest  let- 
tering over  the  main  entrance.  The  Hon.  Marshall 
P.  Wilder  was  born  In  New  Hampshire  in  the  year 
1798.  He  numbers  among  his  parentage  some  of 
the  famous  men  of  their  day,  and  Mr.  Wilder  him- 
self certainly  lived  up  to  these  standards.  He  was 
educated  In  an  academy  and  private  school,  but  at  an 
early  age  went  into  business  where  he  became  emi- 
nently successful  as  one  of  the  first  commission    men 


THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


m  Boston.   He  Inherited  from  his  mother  a  great  fond- 
ness for  horticulture  and  has  done  probably   more   for 
hat  art  than  any  other  man.     He  always  took  a  keen 
merest  in  importing  new  fruits  from  Europe  and  exper- 
imenting on  hundreds  of  varieties  in  his  own  orchards 
He  also  worked  upon  greenhouse   plants   of  all    kinds 
improving  and  selecting  best  varieties.     He   was  one 
of  the  founders   of  the    Massachusetts    Horticultural 
society  and  was  president  of  It  from    1841    to    1848 
He  was  also  founder  and  first  president  of  the  Ameri- 
can Pomologlcal  society. 

Mr   Wilder  was  not  wholly  absorbed  in  horticulture 
but  did  nearly  as  much  in  the  interests  of  agriculture 
He  was  a  founder  of  an  eating  club  where  agricultural 
subjects  were  discussed,  the  outgrowth  of  which    had 
a  marked  influence  upon  the  early  history   of  M  A  C 
Among  other  things  he  founded  the    State    Board'  of 

tVm  Ur<5u!  Th'Ch  hC  ^  a  member  un,il  his  ^ath 
in  1887.     His  fame  did  not  stop  in  his  native  country 

but  extended  abroad  to  England  and    European   coun- 
tries where  he  was  made  honorary  member  of   many 
societies      He   received   a   degree  from  Dartmouth 
and  an  LL.  D.  from  Roanoke  college.     His  relations 
were  most  Intimate  with  the  Massachusetts  Agricultu- 
ral college  from  Its  foundation  and  he  was    chosen  *s 
the  first  trustee  and  served  In  this  position   up   to    the 
time   of  his  death.     His  portrait  which  hangs  In  the 
Chapel  reading  room  makes  us  almost  feel  as  though 
we  were  familiar  wlih  him  and  It  is  entirely  appropriate 
hat  his  name  should  adorn  the  structure  which  stands 
for  the  interests  of  the  science  which   he   worked    *o 
hard  to  advance. 


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taken  a  position  as  superintendent  of  a  large  farm  In 
New  York  state.  Mr.  Church  will  leave  for  his  new 
duties  about  the  middle  of  March. 

r  '°5'irAn  °'  Tayl°f'  commltfee   on  Outdoor   Art 
Cornell  college  of  Agriculture. 

'OS.-Married,  Wednesday,   Jan.    17.1906     W 
M    Sears  to  Miss  Emma  Taylor  at    Indian   Orchard' 
At  home  after  Feb.  15th,  at  Seekonk,  Mass. 

The  following  alumni  besides  those  attending  frater- 
nities who  have  visited  collage  recently  are  ; 

|84.— E.  A.  Jones  of  New  Canaan,  Conn. 

97.— G.  A.  Drew  of  Greenwich,  Conn 

'00.-A.  W.  Morrill  of  Dallas,  Texas. 

'°3-— C-  p-  Halllgan  of  Farm  School    Pa 

Ex- '05.— J.  C.  Richardson, 

'05.— Chester  Whitaker  of  Boston. 

In-ttrcolltgia-te. 


M.nnesota   is   anxious   to   arrange  a  football  game 
w.th  Dartmouth  for  next  season.     The  New  England 
ers  have  offered  to  meet  the  Western  team,  and  it  Is 
considered   that    this  game  would  be  a  great  drawing 


Alumni. 


Ex-  74.-G.  F.  Moody,  general  agent   for  western 
New  England  .travelling  for  Owl  Supply  Co.     Address 
28  Bank  Street,  North  Adams,  Mass. 

'86.—  Geo.  E.  Stone  lectured   before   the   i 
Held  Botanic  club  recently  on,  "The  Phychic  Life  of 
Plants;  and  on  January  2nd,  at   Sterling  before   the 
Conant  Lecture  course  on  the  subject  of  "The  Shade 
Tree  Problem." 

'02.-Frederick   R.   Church,   for  some   time 
charge  of  the  Hatch    experiment  station   farm,   has 


Yale  s  crews  are  to  have  anew  boathouse  next 
-ar.  Juhun  W.  Curtis,  the  Yale  rowing  adviser,  has 
had  plans  prepared,  and  the  structure  will  be  built   on 

m£T  of  the  9uinnpack  r,ver  near  ,he  **« 

Dean  Wrlgnt   of   ^   ^   ^   ^ 
together  of  rich  students  in  expensive  dormitories     as 
a   Yale  and  Harvard,    puts   scholarship    In  a   second 
place  and  tends  to  limit  the  social  advantages   to   the 
favored  few. 

Yale  Museum  has  brought  to  light  a  valuable  col- 
lection of  Central  American  antiquities.  Strange  to 
say,  these  relics  have  been  in  the  museums  building 
for  twenty-six  years,  but  they  were  in  boxes  and 
unopened. — Ex. 

Andrew  Carnegie  has   given   $25,000   toward    the 
establishment  of  a  fund  of  $100,000  for   the   endow- 
ment of  a   chair  of  political   economy   at   Western 
Reserve  university.     The  chair  will    bear   the    name 
of  the  United  States  senator,  Mark  A.  Hanna 


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THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


I 


After  a  nine  days'  strike  the  students  at  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  college  resumed  class  work.  The 
trouble  arose  over  the  right  of  the  students  to  take 
their  •«  cuts  "  at  any  time,  and  was  finally  settled  by 
both  the  faculty  and  students  making  concessions. 

The  Epsilon  society  of  Sheffield  Scientific  school  Is 
to  erect  a  dormitory  at  a  cost  of  $30,000.  It  Is  the 
sixth  private  dormitory  of  students  in  the  school,  and 
these  houses  contain  the  social  pick.  The  value  of 
the  property  of  these  societies  Is  estimated  at  about 
$350,000.—  Ex. 

The  students  of  Nebraska  Central  college  have 
decided  by  a  unanimous  vote  to  eliminate  football 
from  the  list  of  college  sports.  In  resolutions  adopted 
the  students  assign  as  a  reason  for  their  action  a 
desire  for  self-supporting  athletics,  for  clean  sport  and 
for  noble  manhood. 

Chancellor  E.  Benjamin  Andrews  of  the  Univer- 
slty  of  Nebraska,  in  a  recent  speech  before  the 
National  Prison  Association,  favored  performing 
medical  and  surgical  tests  on  condemned  criminals, 
the  subjects  to  receive  their  liberty  if  they  recover 
from  the  operations.— £*. 

Eight  women  students  have  entered  a  large  class 
in  vivisection,  which  will  be  taught  at  the  university 
of  Chicago.  They  will  experiment  on  dogs,  for  which 
they  pay  50  cents  each  ,  cats  for  which  they  pay  25 
cents,  and,  as  one  of  the  instructors  said,  on  -any- 
thing else  they  can  get  hold  of  ' 


John  William  Burgess  has  been  nominated  at  the  first 
incumbent  of  the  chair.— The  Wesleyan  Argus- 

The  faculty  of  Nebraska  university  has  made  it  an 
annual  affair  to  give  a  performance,  somewhat  similar 
in  nature  to  a  carnival,  for  the  benefit  of  the  college 
settlements.  This  settlement  was  begun  about  six 
years  ago  and  since  that  time  has  been  dependent 
upon  the  university.  This  method  has  usually  been 
adopted  for  the  raising  of  funds  and  has  proven  remark- 
ably successful. — Ex. 


The  Rev.  Calvin  H.  French,  President  of  Huron 
College,  Huron,  S.  D.,  has  announced  that  Ralph 
Voorhees  of  Clinton,  N.  J.,  has  promised  to  give 
$100  000  to  Huron  College  for  use  in  the  erection  of 
a  new  antral  building  for  the  college.  The  college 
will  pa>  Mr.  Voorhees  an  annuity  of  5  per  cent  dur- 
ing his  life. 

James  Speyer  of  New  York  has  given  Columbia 
University  $50,000  to  endow  a  Theodore  Roosevelt 
Professorship  of  American  History  and  Institutions  in 
the  University  of  Berlin.  In  accordance  with  a  plan 
approved  by  the  Emperor,  the  German  university  will 
establish  a  similar  professorship  at  Columbia  In 
order  to  present  the  different  sides  of  American  insti- 
tutions, the  term  of  office  will  be  but  one  year.     Dr. 


If,  Ruttner,  an  instructor  of  fencing  in  the  French 
navy,  has  been  engaged  to  teach  fencing  at  Yale  this 
winter.     He  comes  with  high  recommendations  as  to 
his  abilities  and  expects  to  develop  a  team  which  will 
come  nearer  to  the  finals  in  the  intercollegiate    fenc- 
ing tournament  at  the  end  of  the  season  than  any  yet  . 
developed.      Last   year  Yale  finished  in  fourth    place 
and  has  never  been  nearer  to  the  top  than  third  place. 
The  members  of   the  intercollegiate    association    are 
West  Point,  Anapolis,   Columbia,    Cornell,  Harvard, 
Pennsylvania  and  Yale. 

In  her  annual  report  the  dean  of  Wellesley  college, 
Miss  Ellen  F.  Pendleton,  touches  upon  the  question 
of   locality    as   related  to  attendance.     It  is  believed 
that  the  attendance  is  distinctly  less  local  than  that  of 
any  of   the   larger    colleges   for  women.     In  1894-5, 
55  per  cent  of  the  student  body  claimed    residence  in 
New  England;  in  1904-5,  42  per  cent  only  were  from 
New  England,  although  the  number  of  students  resid- 
ing in  New    England   was   actually   much  greater  in 
1904-5  than  in  1894-5.     The   actual   gain  In  attend- 
ance since  1894-5  is  36  per  cent. 


There  was  a  fierce  scrimmage  between  the  sopho- 
mores  and   freshmen  of    Miami   university  In  which 
many  girls   and   boys   were   scratched   and   bruised. 
The  battle  continued  for  six  hours.     The  sophomores 
got  lines  of  fire  hose  and  tnrned  it  on  the  freshmen  who 
charged  through  the    streets.     The  sophomores  cap- 
tured 12  freshmen  and  the  freshmen  10  sophomores. 
Six  girls  from  each   class   were  run  down  and  bound 
hand   and   foot   and    Imprisoned.      The   sophomores 
failed  to  capture   the  flag.     They   attacked   the  pole 
with  a  traction  engine,  which  the   freshmen   disabled 
with  stones  and  rails.     Lloyd  was   injured  by  a  stone 
which  was  hurled  during  the  scrimmage. 


resumed     between 


Athletic   relations   have    been 
Tufts  and  Bowdoin. 

There  are  1 ,070  boarders  at  the  Yale   dining   hall 
The  largest  attendance  known. 

The  University  of  Pennsylvania,  through    the    help 
planltS   a'Umnl    haS    fina"y    0btained    its    own  printing 

President  Dabney  of  the  University  of   Cincinnati 
advocates  the  formation  of  a  student   senate    to   con- 
trol the  athletibs  at  that  university. 

Some  Maryland  colleges  have  entered  into  a 
league  -to  shut  out  professionalism  and  padding  of 
athletic  teams."     Their  watchword  is  "purity." 

President  Hopkins  of  Williams  has  recommended 
lo  the  students  that  four  men  be  appointed  as  deacons 
to  act  as  leaders  in  the  religious  life  of  the  college. 

The  Florida  State  Normal  school  has  received  sev- 
eral hundred  volumes  from  the  library  of  Barton  Mil- 
itary college,  which  was  one  of  the  colleges  abolished 
by  the  last  legislature. 

A  dancing  department  is  to  be  added  to  the    course 
of  instruction  at   the    University  of   Chicago.     Miss 
Mary  Hinman,  an  Instructor  in  the  university   school 
w.ll  teach  the  class,  which  is  announced  as  a  -course 
in  social  and  gymnastic  dancing." 

In  1904  five  States  and  Territories   in    the    United 
States  failed  to  qualify   candidates   for   the   Rhodes 
scholarship.     This   year   ten    have    failed-     namelv 
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the  present  system  of  college  examinalions  He 
claims  they  are  entirely  too  difficult.  Statements 
^f  b,e?,n,  made  that  Yale  ^s  been  talking  omthe 
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4r^..  BOARD  OP  EDITORS. 

CHARLES  WALTER  CARPENTER    190*    n"  ™"S'   ,907-Am,**"<  Business  Manager 

EDW.N  DANIELS  PH.LBR.CK^Sf  METCALF  BR°WNE-   1908- 


SIGNAL'S  DIRICTORY. 


Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Foot-Ball  Association, 

College  Senate, 

Reading- Room  Association. 


M    M    cSerMPr0S'  Athletic  Associstton. 

R '  W  Pea\t   P4na(?8r-  Ba,e■Ba,l  A-oclatta. 

y.  Z'!2?£*  JE2  Hrund,red  Md  Soven  ,nd« 

BadrrtMi        ,    .  Fraternity  Conference. 

BMkrt'b*"  A-^Wtai.  A.  T.  Hastings.  Manager. 


Prof.  S.  F.  Howard,  Sac. 

F.  L.  Cutter,  Manager  - 

M.  H.  Clark.  Manager. 

A.  T.  Hastings,  Pres. 


Cdiiorials. 


Ju      ,  1      ISSUe   "'    ,he  **"«■  «"Wnlng  our 
•view  of    he  1907 /«(*,„  neglected  I        \k 

the   excellent  alumni   l,s,   „  «,„,.,„,„.     ^      ° 

sl'J*'  T"  "  '""'  UP°n  ""sand  •»  ■»*»  «'« 
£«  is       TH        8,  '  Per,eC"y  ""^  «*  '  »■»- 

Li ,h     '?    T'y  """«■    Tn,s  lls<  * """hoy 

m m  t  '  "00k  and  no  alumnl  sh°uld  b* 


At  this  season    when    "mid-years 


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are   with   us, 

a  wo  d  o:  r™     '  S°me  8nd  anX,ety  for  *  P-hap 
*  WA°/d  °r  tW°  Pertalnln«  ^  them  would  not  be  amiss 

d.ft  uPTm       °Ur   C°l,ege    Calendar    th«re   are    no 

definite  times  set  when  the  final   examinations  for  a 

rnester  sal,  be  held  nor  any  special  length   of  Ll 

t  Z',       1      uWC  ^  b6h,nd    m0St  0ther   '*e   «nsti- 

^?jks  i  r a  d?,n,te  t,me' set  generai,y  ,he 

■»»  week  of  the  term  and  publish  the  schedule  one  or 


two  weeks  in  advance  so  that  students  may  plan  their 
work  to  the  best  advantage 

of  o°vUer  STo  b'  al'°W,ng  *  ""  *»*  *  dass    *•* 
LTh     ,V,       CXempt  ff0m  a  final  lamination  In 
he  subject  is  fine  in  principle  but  when  It   causes   a" 
he  members  of  a  class  to  be  subjected  to  a   week   o 
har    grinding  quizzes  all  piled  up  Just  before  ~  Ime 
for  finals  to  begin,  it  is  better  to    take    the   finals     il 
short  it  is  conductive  of  more  knowledge   tha         '  the 
incessant  plugging  the  present  system  Causes      As   a 
case  ,„  p0int  one  cIass  |n  m  ^^  had 

college  days  preceding  this  last  series  of  finals  2 
consecutive  quizzes  one  each  day  in  addition  to  regt 
r  class  work.  The  finals  beginning  on  the  sevemh 
day.  Now  as  a  man  cannot  tell  whether  or  not  he 
will  get  out  of  an  examination  until  his  tests  hav! 
been  corrected,  It  Is  easily  seen  that  he  is  at  a  loss  to 
plan  his  work  to  the  best  advantage. 

The  S.cnal  cannot  but  think  that  if  a  better  under 

stand,    f  th    matters  exjsted  betweene;heun  ;- 

den   body  and  the  faculty  and  a  definite  time   set   for 
final  examinations  that  a  much  more   amicable   feel- 


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,ng  would  exist  on  both  sides.     Certainly  the   presen 
way  of  chopping  the  time  to  fit  the   schedule   is   not 
productive  of  the  best  feeling  for  good  work. 


That  there  is  a  bright  side  to  every   case   of   what 
is  commonly  known  as  hard  luck,    is  well  illustrated 
in  the  present   state   of    our    college   athletics.     The 
dropping  of  the  basketball  season  leaves   the   athletics 
of  the  college  in  a  more  promising   situation   than 
has  had  during  the  last  semester.     Both  the  foot-ball 
season  and  basketball   seasons  were   carried   out   or 
endeavored  to  be  carried  out  under  a  somewhat  stren- 
uous conditions  of  affairs.     But  now  the    manager   of 
baseball  can  start  practically   free   of   debt   and   with 
every  indication   that   he   can   successfully   finish    it 
financially.     But  in   order   to   do   this   the   students 
must  individually  recognize   that   they   are   as   much 
responsible    for    the    outcome  of    the   season  as  the 
manager     is     himself-This     means     that     every 
student,   be    he    a    senior    or  a  freshman,  must  be 
ready  and  waiting  to  give  his  assistance  in  every   way 
to  the  manager.     If  the  students  will   bear   In    mind 
that  It  will  not  be  many  years  now  before  our  athletics 
will  be  self-supporting  and  that  we  are  now  in  a   posi- 
tion where  the  success  of  the  next  few  seasons  means 
the  condition  of  being  self  supporting-We  are  on  the 
verge  of  having  an   athletic   field   and   building,    but 
until  the  trustees  know  that  the  students  are   standing 
back  of  the  college  teams,  body  and   soul,    they   will 
not  be  over  anxious  or  zealous  for   our   welfare-The 
way  in  which  the  students  have  assisted  the    the   bas- 
ketball manager,  with  very  few  exceptions,    convinces] 
us  that  this  desired  condition  is  not  so  very  distant   as 
may  be  thought.     The  prospects  for  the  coming   sea- 
son are  exceedingly  brlght-The  freshmen    class   has 
brought  <n  some  good  material  and  this  with   what   is 
already  m  college  means  a  creditable  team.      Capi. 
Kennedy's  ability  to  captain  a  team  Is  unquestionable 
and  he  will  bring  out  a  team  that   is   the  best.     The 
manager  has  practically  engaged  a  well  known   coach 
from  the  New  England  league  who   will   be   here   as 
soon  as  the  season  opens  to  start  the  players  rlght-We 
have  everything  but  the  assurance    that   the   students 
will  to  a  man  come   out   and  help   the   manager-If 
need  be  cut  out  a  few  trips  to  the    neighboring   cities 
or  work  a  little  more,  anything  in  fact  that  will   ena- 
ble you  to  meet  the  demands  of  the   occasion.     It   is 


this  spirit  that  will   give   success,   for   the   manager, 
captain  and  players  will   see   that   the   students   are 
standing  firm  as  a  rock   behind   them   and   they   will 
put  better  work  and  energy  in  the  games-There  area 
number  of  weeks  before  your  assistance  will  be  asked 
for  and  in  that  time  let  your  thoughts   constantly   turn 
toward  the  coming  season,  talk    it   up,   put   life   and 
snap  into  the  whole  college,  and  when  you   are   asked 
for  help  have  It  ready.     Make  the    coming   season   a 
red  letter  one,  so  you  can,  in  after   years,  look   back 
upon  it  and  say  proudly,  you  were  in  college  then ! 


PRESIDENT  BUTTERFIELD. 

Much  as  Rhode  Island  loves   Massachusetts     It   is 
doubtful  if  the  love  is  ardent  enough   to   ungrudgingly 
allow   Massachusetts   to   entice   her   educator uW 
from  her.     However,   be   that   as   it  may,  President   . 
Kenyon  L.  Butterfield  of  the    Rhode   Island   College 
of  Agriculture  and  Mechanic  Arts   has   been   elected 
president  of  the    Massachusetts   College   of  Apicul- 
ture at  Amherst.     Mr.  Butterfleld.dunng  the ,   »«n    he 
has   been   at   the   head   of  the   college  at  King   0, 

impressed  those  most  interested  as  a  man  exceedingly 
weU  fitted  for  the  position,  and  though  they  are  pleased 
;     he  sees  In  the  change  prospects  of  more  extended 
usefulness  and  a  wider  scope  for  his  recogmzed   abll  - 
ties   they  nevertheless  feel  that  the  agricultural  Inter- 
ests  of  the   State  would   be  greatly  benefited  by  h 
remaining  in  the  State,  and  for  that   reason,    as  wel 
as  other  personal  reasons,  much  regret  is  expressed  at 
h  s    eclsLn  to  become  president  of  the  Massachusetts 
I  college.     But    Rhode  Island's  loss  is  Massachusetts 
gain.— The  Horticulture  Magazine. 

BASKETBALL. 

Although  the  regular  basketball  season  for the  college 
has  been  dropped,  all  interest  In  the  sport  has  not  died 
ou       A  series  of  class  games,  including  the  freshmen- 

ophomore  game,  will  be  scheduled I  for  the  few  weeks 
succeeding  prom  week.  It  is  hoped  that  all  the 
cCes  wiU  take  an  Interest  in  this  and  that  many 
good  games  will  result. 

1908   77-  Northampton  Commercial  College,  11. 
On   the   evening   of  Jan.    24,  the   fast  1908  team 

easily  defeated  the  Northampton  Commercial  quintet. 

The  game  was  fast  and  well  played   although   at  first 


the  Northampton  boys  seemed  to  be  lost.  The  com- 
mercial college  was  clearly  outplayed  from  the  begin- 
ning. The  passing  of  1908  was  excellent,  and  their 
basket  throwing  showed  good  ability.  Whitmarsh  and 
Gillett  excelled  in  throwing  baskets  and  Cobb  in  pass- 
ing.    The  summary : 

Class  op  1908.  Northampton  Commercials. 

Cobb-  l  f-  r.  g.,  McDonald 

Whitmarsh.  r.  f.  |#  g->  Harris 

G,,lett-  c-  c.  Donovan 

Re*an-  »•  «•  r.  f.,  Clapp 

Ba,es-  r-  t-  1.  f..  Lloyd 

Score— Class  of  1908.  77  ;  Northampton  Commercials  11. 
Coals  from  field— Gillett  17.  Whitmarsh  11.  Regan  7.  Bates 
2,  Cobb,  Harris,  McDonald,  Clapp.  Goals  from  fouls— Gil- 
ett,  Harris  3.  Referee— Hastings.  Time— 15-minute 
halves.     Attendance— 100. 


Collet  flot«. 


BASEBALL  SCHEDULE. 

Manager  Cutter  has  nearly  completed  the  schedule 
for  the  coming  season  of  baseball.  It  will  be  seen 
that  it  Is  better  than  we  have  had  before  and  one 
which  gives  the  student  more  games  than  they  were 
able  to  see  in  previous  years  : 
April     7,  Holy  Cross  at  Worcester. 

12,  University  of  Maine  on  the  Campus. 

18,  Wesleyan  at  Mlddletown,  Conn. 

21,  Brown  at  Providence,  R.  I. 
24  or  25,  Holyoke  League  at  Holyoke. 
30,  Colby  on  the  Campus. 

May     5,  Springfield  Training  School   at   Springfield. 
9,  Trinity  at  Hartford. 
12,  Open. 
16,  Andover  at  Andover. 

19,  Worcester  Institute   of  Technology   on   the 

Campus. 

22,  Boston  College  at  Boston. 

23,  Colby  at  Waterville,  Me. 

24,  University  of  Maine  at  Orono,  Me. 
30,  Exhibition  game  in  forenoon  and  afternoon. 

June     2,  Open. 

9,  Boston  college  on  the  Campus. 

New     Hampshire    and    Williams,     dates 
unsettled. 


At  the  University  of  North  Dakota  credit  Is  given 
to  the  editors  of  the  college  paper  for  work  done,  as 
for  regular  college  work. — Ex. 


— G.  H.  Chapman   has  entered  the  class  of  1907. 

—A.  D.  Lyman,  '09,  has  joined  the  Kappa  Sigma 
fraternity. 

—The   faculty  has   abolished  the  special  two  year 
course  for  women. 

—J.  R.  O'Grady,'09,  was  called  home  recently  by 
the  death  of  his  father. 

—The     semester    examinations     extended    from 
February  2nd  to  the  7th. 

— E.  H.  Scott,  '06,  has  been  doing  special  work  In 
seed  testing  for  Dr.  Stone. 

— C.  A.  Tirrell  and  W.  C.  Tannatt  will  plan  and 
construct  the  1906  class  bed. 

— Mr.  Canning  has  an  interesting  article  on  lettuce 
and  parsley  in  a  recent  number  of  Gardening. 

—Dr.  W.  P.  Brooks  lectured  before  the  farmers' 
Institute  at  West  Bookfield  on  last  Wednesday. 

— H.  C.  Chase,  '08,  has  been  suffering  from  water 
on  the  knee  but  Is  now  able  to  attend  recitations. 

—The  orchestra  will  play  at  the  Connecticut  alumni 
dinner  on  the  evening  of  Feb.  21  at  the  Worthy  Hotel 
in  Springfield. 

—Prof.  F.  S.  Cooley  has  recently  been  in  Vermont 
lecturing  before  farmers'  institutes  for  the  State  Board 
of  Agriculture. 

— The  senior  division  in  agriculture  is  to  have  a 
two  week's  course  In  practical  dairying  as  soon  as  the 
short  course  men  leave. 

— W.  E.  Dickinson,  '07,  attended  the  Installation 
of  a  new  chapter  of  ♦  2  K  at  3rsv/n  university  as  a 
delegate  from  the  Alpha  chapter. 

— The  Grange  has  asked  Prof.  F.  A.  Waugh,  Dr. 
J.  B.  Paige  and  President  K.  L.  Butterfield  to  lecture 
during  the  course  of  the  coming  year. 

— C.  H.  Chadwick,  '07,  is  to  leave  College  about 
the  middle  of  February.  He  has  accepted  a  position 
as  civil  engineer  on  a  railroad  in  Kansas. 

—The  senior  class  has  elected  their  promenade 
committee  as  follows  :  W.  0.  Taft,  E.  P.  Mudge,  G. 
T.  French,  S.  S.  Rogers,  W.  C.  Tannatt,  H.  A. 
Suhlke,  B.  Strain,  L.  H.  Moseley  and  E.  F.  Gaskell. 


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— Dr.  C.  B.  Woods,director  of  Maine  Experiment 
Station  and  special  agent  of  the  department  of  nutrition 
at  Washington,  recently  visited  the  experiment  station. 

— A  college  glee  club  has  been  organized  under  the 
leadership  of  R.  W.  Peaks,  '06.  It  has  a  member- 
ship  of  twenty.  W.  C.  Tannatt,  '06,  will  act  as 
manager. 

— F.  H.  Kennedy,  '06,  was  In  Pratt  Hospital  a  few 
days  last  week  undergoing  an  operation  on  his  foot 
which  has  bothered  him  since  he  received  his  injuries 
in  the  football  season  of  1902.  A  full  recovery  is 
anticipated  so  that  he  can  ably  fill  his  position  as 
baseball  captain. 

— A  hearing  of  those  interested  In  preventing  the  col- 
lege from  selling  its  produce  In  competition  with  the 
farmers  of  this  vicinity  was  held  in  the  court  room 
last  Saturday  afternoon.  L.  F.  West  of  Hadley  was 
chosen  moderator  and  W.  L.  Hubbard  of  Sunderland 
secretary.  W.  J.  Reilley,  who  is  attorney  for  the 
farmers,  spoke  at  length  in  regard  to  what  has  been 
done  in  the  past  and  the  prospect  of  getting  a  bill 
through  the  Legislature  compelling  the  college  to  dis- 
pose of  Its  produce  elsewhere.  The  meeting  then 
went  into  secret  session. 

—The  Hon.  John  S.  Wise  of  Virginia,  will  deliver 
his  new  address  on  Robert  E.  Lee,  in  College  Hall, 
Amherst,  this  evening.  Mr.  Wise  Is  a  son  of 
Virginia's  famous  war  governor  and  the  author  of  the 
fascinating  book,  "The  End  of  an  Era."  He  is  in 
the  foreground  of  American  orators  and  can  be  counted 
upon  for  one  of  his  ablest  efforts  on  this  occasion,  for 
when  a  lad  of  only  17  he  served  a  year  under  Lee  in 
the  closing  scenes  of  the  war.  Tickets  can  be  pro- 
cured at  Mlllett's  as  arrangements  have  been  made  by 
Dr.  Wellington  to  secure  seats  for  M.  A.  C.  men. 

— A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
M.  A.  (  was  held  Jan.  5, at  Boston.  It  was  decided 
to  petition  the  legislature  for  an  appropriation  of  $168- 
500  to  be  used  as  follows  :  $75,000  for  a  new  botani- 
cal building  ;  $20,000  for  new  greenhouses  ;  $5,000 
for  a  dynamo  and  generator  for  the  heat  and  lighting 
plant ;  $63,000  to  restore  the  barn  recently  burned  ; 
$4,500  for  maintenance  and  repairs  for  the  college  ; 
$1,000,  an  annual  appropriation  for  maintenance  of 
the  horticultural  building.  The  trustees  also  voted 
to  make  Prof.  W.  P.  Brooks,  now  acting  president 


of  the  college  and  acting  director  of  the  station  full 
director  of  the  station.  The  two  offices  of  president 
and  director  have  formerly  been  one  but  the  trustees 
think  it  will  be  for  the  best  to  separate  them. 


OUR  MUSICAL  OUTLOOK. 

Since  the  new  year  began  the  college  orchestra  has 
been  hard  at  work  preparing  for  its  first  public  appear- 
ance next  Friday.  Twice  a  week  the  members  have 
held  two  hour  practises  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  rooms 
and  steady  Improvement  has  been  made  so  that  now 
we  have,  what  few  colleges  can  boast  of,  a  full 
orchestra  of  fourteen  pieces. 

As  for  its  real  ability  not  much  can  be  said  until 
after  the  concert,  although  we  feel  sure  that  it  will  do 
itself  credit.  The  orchestra  is  wholly  a  student 
organization,  having  an  undergraduate  for  its  leader 
and  instructor  and  therefore,  our  friends  must  not 
expect  to  hear  a  professional  orchestra.  It  has  been 
the  aim  and  desire  of  Mr.  Rogers  to  play  such 
music  as  will  be  consistant  with  a  college  atmosphere, 
but,  at  this  early  date,  much  of  that  higher  class  of 
composition  must  be  reserved  until  later.  However 
the  program  will  Include  numbers  which  will  approxi- 
mate these  desires. 

The  mandolin  club  has  also  been  hard  at  work  and 
much  that  has  been  said  of  the  orchestra  applies  to 
this  association.  Some  of  its  members  have  had 
experience  In  preparatory  school  or  club  and  all  are 
working  to  make  their  numbers  a  success. 

Professor  Howard  has  had  the  college  quartette 
in  charge  and  his  organization  will  do  much  to  fill  out 
what  should  be  an  enjoyable  program. 

The  tickets  are  being  sold  for  twenty-five  cents  and 
the  advance  sale  has  been  very  good.  The  local 
alumni  have  been  sent  two  tickets  each  and  the 
quick  responses  of  many  of  them  have  been  encouraging 
to  the  manager.  We  have  been  obliged  to  buy  some 
music  and  also  a  few  of  the  instruments  so  we  must 
make  this  a  financial,  as  well  as  amusical  success. 


The  Harvard  Summer  school  are  to  add  to 
their  regular  curriculum  the  following  subjects  j 
English  and  American  biography,  qualitative  chemi- 
cal analysis,  Greek  and  English  history,  two  courses 
In  music,  literary  history  of  America,  Greek  vase 
painting  and  two  courses  in  economics. 


THE  COLLEGE   SIGNAL 


ALUMNI  DINNER. 

Nearly   every  speaker   at  the  annual  dinner  of  the 
Massachusetts   Agricultural   College   Alumrtdub of 
MasSachUSetts   ta   Young,s   hotel'satu    aT  Feb    3 
made  eloquent  reference  to  the  late  Preside  tGooddl 
of  the  college,  who  died  since  the  last   dinner      Thi 
oastmaster  was  Judge  Lemuel  Le  Baron  Holmes   o 
the  superior  court,  who  spoke  ,n  eu.ogy  of  P^s  den 

sole6    Th   "^  '  ""  'S  "^  refrCSh^  *  *      o- 
.he  Roll  e„men  Tin,hepUbl,'C  eye-the  Armours 
the  Rockefellers,  the  men  who   are   putting   all  the! 
energ,      int0  the  p„ing  ^  -  ^  £     £     «  ** 

Good  r7Tt0  thC  Ch3raCter  of  a  m«li  M 
Goodell,  who   devoted  a.l   his  powers   to  the  college 

The  principal  speaker  of  the  evening  was  the  d™. 
dent-elect   of    the   college,    Kenyon  I     B^~ 
who  comes  from  Rhode   Island   and   who  wH  ta  e' 

garTceef°  .  ir'f86  "  KAmh6rSt  in  *  »•  "E 
view  of  t  1  1  TeCh'  taking  a  comprehensive 
view  of  the  growth  of  agricultural  colleges  across   the 

gan,  the  distinction  of  being  the  pioneer  of  tnem  a, 
since  M.chigan  will  th.s  year  celebrate  her  50th  ann' 
versary,  while  even  Massachusetts  ,s   only  40  yea, 

]n   New   England,  he  said,  the  land-grant  colle.es 
w     always  be  subjected  to  the  sl.ent  criticism   o  T 

wo  th      The"  r*    3nd   mUSt   therCf0re   ■*»■  * 
worth      The  college  is  also  handicapped,    he  pointed 

He^rr dependence  °° the  ™<  '«  ~ 
poiS  o  he :  ;ou  d  r  °ut,,ne  »■  w-  E7; 

2.        „  d  '**  °Ught  t0  *row  out   of   the 

conditions  he  may  find. 

Pres   William  F.  Dana  of  the  state   senate     after 

gracefully  seconding  most  of  Mr.  Butterfleldt '  Ide 

urned   to   the  question  often  asked  of  h.m,  w  e  h  r 

he   enate   a  small  body,  was  as  quickly  responsive  0 

he  demands  of  the  people  as  Is  the  house.     He   sa  d 

H  was  n  t     nd  ^  m  ^  «.d 

haveseVn    r         VCbeen  *   ^   State  *»•« 
have  seen,  of  course,  members  who  should  not   have 

been  n  any  legislature.     But  the  great  major,*  were 

me i  trying  to  do  their  duty,  honest  men  controLthe 

rt  of'  tH,   Z  mCaSUre  WhiCH  d'd    "0t    haVe   £  im- 
port of  this  honest  majority  got  passed. " 

W  H.  Bowker,  who  was  a  member  of  the  com 


mittee  which  chose  Mr.  Butterfleld  for  the  successor 
of  President  Goodell,  told  how  the  choice  wTma"e 
n  so  flattering  a  way  that  the  new  president  "as  fain 
to  blush.     He  continued  by  explaining   «o    P^ident 

asTintend,hr  TT^  ™  $,65'°°°  **  " 
M  it  intends  to  build  a  $75,000  concrete  barn  for  one 
Item  of  expenditure.  e 

Prof.  W.  P.  Brooks,  who  has   been  acting  presl 

m  '  "  T 9  Studems  entered  co11^ 

year,    which,    wilh    more   than   200   In   the    regular 
course,  15  post-graduates  and   30   In   the    ,0-weekL 
course,  made  a  total   of  near.y  250.     They  are  t 
cramped  for  room  that  some  classes  are    he  th 

chape.     He  reported  a  bequest   from   the   estate   of 
e  ate  Maj.  J.  D.  A.ford  of  $5000  and  the  funfc  0 
the  college  now  at  a  total  of  $40  000 

the°s?atelPoeaakHerrereSeC-  J"    ^   **«*  of 

C    A    BeacrVMagr!CU,tUre'  ^    Mad,S0"    Bu<*", 
C.  A.  Beach  of  Hartford,    Franklin   W.    Davis     H 

M.  Howard  of   Newton   and   A     H     KlrkS     Hi 

gypsy  moth  expert.  K,rk'and'    the 

„m!ef°re  !heuSpeakin*  the  c,u°  elected  the  following 
82  treas     F.W.   Davis,  '89,  sec,   Judge    L     L 

DatV2d,Dr;Mad,sonBunker'75a^H-'w' 

uana,    99,  directors. 

Other  guesis  al  the  dinner  vere  Prof.  C.  H  Fer 
-Id,  Dr^lln  Pelers,  Dr.  James  B.  Palg,,  Dr 
Howard  S  Rogers  Dr.  James  E.  Root  of  Har  fort " 

-a^«rdHomorj-w,,"i"<"M^.''-' 


INTERCOLLEGIATE  FOOTBALL. 

The  opposition  against  football  as  a  college'sport  is 
til  eVident.     The  papers  and  magazines  make  0 
an  ever  present  theme.     President   Eliot  of  Harvard 

t  a  h  T  /eP°rt  SUmS  UP  the  s,,uat,on  «  ^  sees 
It  and  adds  the  following  : 

"The  American  game  of  football  as  now  played  Is 
wholly  unfit  for  colleges  and  schools. 

It  causes  an  unreasonable   number  of  serious 
injuries  and  deaths;  not  one  in  five  of  the  «T£ 
Play  football  several   seasons  escapes  without   L£ 
properly      called     serious,     and    dislocations,    rup 
tures  of  ligaments   and   muscles  and   shocks  to  the 
brain-that    In    all   probability  can  never    be    per 
fectly  repaired.  ^ 


go 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


■ 


2  Violations  of  the  rules  of  the  game  by  coaches , 
trainers  and  players  are  highly  profitable,  and  are  con- 
stantly perpetrated  by  all  parties. 

3  In  any  hard-fought  game  many  of  the  actions 
of  the  players  are  Invisible  to  the  spectators,  and  even 
to  the  referee  and  umpire ;  hence  much  profitable 
foul  play  escapes  notice. 

4  The  game  offers  many  opportunities  for  several 
players  to  combine  in  violently  attacking  one  player. 

5.  There  is  no  such  thing  as  generosity  between 
combatants,  any  more  than  there  Is  In  war. 

6  Acts  of  brutality  are  constantly  committed, 
partly  as  results  of  the  passions  naturally  roused  in 
fighting,   but  often  on  well-grounded   calculations  of 

profit  toward  victory. 

7  As  a  spectacle,  for  persons  who  know  what  the 
game  really  Is,  football  is  more  brutalizing  than  prize 
fighting,  cock  fighting  or  bull  fighting.  Regarded  as 
a  combat  between  highly  trained  men,  the  prize  ring 
has  great  advantages  over  the  football  field;  for  the 
rules  of  the  prize  ring  are  more  humane  than  those  of 
football,  and  they  can  be,  and  often  are,  strictly 
enforced.  The  fight  in  a  prize  ring  between  two  men 
facing  each  other  is  perfectly  visible,  so  that  there 
are  no  secret  abominations  as  in  football.     Yet  prize 

fighting  Is  Illegal. 

8  The  game  sets  up  a  wrong  kind  of  hero— the 
man  who  uses  his  strength  brutally,  with  a  reckless 
disregard  both  of  the  injuries  he  may  suffer  and  of  the 
injuries  he  may  Inflict  on  others.  That  Is  not  the 
best  kind  of  courage  or  the  best  kind  of  hero.  The 
courage  which  educated  people  ought  to  admire  Is  not 
that  reckless,  unmotived  courage,  but  the  courage 
that  risks  life  or  limb  to  help  or  save  others,  or  risks 
popular  condemnation  in  speaking  the  truth,  or  In 
espousing  #4  cause  of  the  weak  or  the  maligned. 

All  these  evils  of  football  have  now  descended  from 
the  colleges  Into  the  secondary  schools,  where  they 
are  working  great  moral  mischief.  It  is  clearly  the 
duty  of  the  colleges,  which  have  permitted  these 
monstrous  evils  to  grow  up  and  to  become  intense,  to 
purge  themselves  of  such  immoralities,  and  to  do 
what  they  can  to  help  the  secondary  schools  to  purge 

themselves  also. 

Intercollegiate  and  Interscholastic  football  ought  to 
be  prohibited  until  a  reasonable  game  has  been  form- 
ulated and  thoroughly  exemplified  in  the  practice  of 


individual  Institutions.  It  is  childish  to  suppose  that 
the  athletic  authorities  which  have  permitted  football 
to  become  a  brutal,  cheating,  demoralizing  game  can 
be  trusted  to  reform  it." 

In  a  recent  issue,  Colliers  Weekly  editorially  speaks 
of  this  subject  as  follows  :  "Whatever  happens  to  foot- 
ball, the  country   is    safe.     Even    though    Harvard 
should   not  play  Yale  next    November,  the  vitality  of 
the  nation  would  not  necessarily  sink  Into  Immediate 
and  irreparable  decay.     There   are  many  Interesting 
ways  of  getting  husky.     As  a   matter   of  fact,   com- 
paratively few  can  ascribe  their  physical  well  being  to 
the  football  they  have  played.     The    game   demands 
strong,  active  young  men,  with  plenty  of  fighting  spirit 
—the  sort  of  men  who  would  take   vigorous   exercise 
of  some  sort  or  other  If  football  had  never  been  heard     . 
of.     It   Is   the   comparative   weaklings— the    bandy- 
legged  Freshmen,  not  fit  enough  for  the  eleven,  who 
go   in  for  running,  or  lacrosse,  or  cricket,  or  tennis— 
that  later  directly  trace  their  healthy  bodies  to  partici- 
pation in   college  athletics.     If  it  had  not  been,  how- 
ever, for  the   glamour   shed  by  their   fellow-classmen 
who  were   lucky  enough  to  be  able  to  play  football, 
they  might  never  have  been  stirred  to  take  up  athletics 
at  all -and  there  you   are.     The  points  of  view  from 
which  the  game  can   be   attacked   and   defended  are 
endless.     Some  of  its  most  harmful  features  are  mere 
phenomena  of  the  American  temperament— nervous, 
intensely  in  earnest,  determined  to  win  at  all  hazards. 
Boys  overdo,  go  "stale,"  fall  behind  In  their  college 
work,   just    as  their   fathers   drive    themselves  Into 
nervous    prostration    with    business.     Much    of   the 
deplorable   "professionalism,"  again,   is  due,  not  to 
peculiarities  of   the   game,    but  to  a  general   ethical 
haziness  of  a  community  not  yet   sophisticated  in  the 
special    standards    that    govern    gentlemanly   sport. 
Such  letters  as  were  published  in  the  recent  articles  in 
Colliers  on  professionalism  in  Western  college  football, 
in  which  farmer  boys  bargained  for  their  services  with 
unscrupulous   coaches,  are   generally  almost  pathetic 
la   their   naivete\     The   action  of  the    Harvard  over- 
seers In  forbidding  Harvard  students   to  play  Intercol- 
legiate football  until  the  game  is  acceptably  reformed, 
accompanying,  as  it  does,  similar  action  at  Columbia, 
Union,  and  other  institutions,  seems  to  settle  the  fact 
that   the   game  of  next  autumn  must,  superficially  at 
least,   be  radically  different   from  that  of  the  past. 


Whether  this  means  more  officials,  ten  yards  instead 
of  five  on  three   downs,    disqualifying    men  for  rough 
play  somewhat  as  in  hockey,  tackling  above  the  waist, 
more  space  between  the  forwards,  or  between  the  for- 
wards and  backs,  remains  to  be  seen.     The  objection 
that  too  few  men  are  able  to  play  the  game  under  the 
present    conditions   is  a  very   pertinent    one.     Why 
might   not  each  college  have  three  teams  instead  of 
one,  graded  according  to  weight,  somewhat  as  prize- 
fighters are  graded,  into  heavyweights,  welterweights 
and  lightweights?     A  game  between   two    125-pound 
elevens,    for   Instance— about   the   type    of  men  that 
make  up  the  track  teams— would  furnish  plenty  of  end 
running  and  open  play  without  the  change  of  a  single 
rule  and  would  be  a  diverting  departure  from  the  bat- 
tles  between   the  comparatively  sluggish  "giants"  of 
today.  " 


9i 


Dartmouth  and  Williams, 
Bowler  and  his  expenses, 
Colby  game  at  Amherst, 
Trinity  game, 
Rochester  game, 
Springfield  Training, 
Wesleyan  game, 
Gardner,  Mileage, 
Holyoke  game, 
Holy  Cross  game, 
Miscellaneous, 


BASEBALL  REPORT. 

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Received. 
Guarantee  at : 

Brown, 

Andover, 

Boston  College, 

Greenfield, 

Dartmouth, 

Williams, 

Trinity, 

Holy  Cross, 

Holyoke, 

Wesleyan, 
Gate  receipts  at  Amherst  \ 

Colby  game, 

Rochester, 

Springfield  Training  school, 

Boston  college  at  Northampton, 
Taxes  and  Subscriptions, 


Paid  Out. 
Expenses  of  Brown  game, 
Maine  trip  : 

Andover,  Boston  college  and  Colby, 
Boston  college  at  Amherst, 
Greenfield, 


$100.00 
60.00 
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70.00 
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Uupaid  Bills. 
Campion  &  Fish, 
Wright  &  Ditson, 
Wm.  Reed  &  Son, 
F.  Church, 

Carpenter  &  Morehouse, 
Prof.  Geo.  Mills,  glass, 


130.45 
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A  UNIVERSAL  LANGUAGE. 

One  of  the  problems  now  being  considered  Is  a 
universal  language.  The  need  of  a  universal  language 
has  been  felt,  and  quite  a  few  attemps  have  been 
made  to  originate  one,  the  latest  attempt  being 
Esperanto. 

Such  men  as  Roger  Bacon,  Descartes,  Llebnitz 
and  others  proposed  this  language  and  in  1887,  Dr. 
Zamenhof,  its  creater,  published  a  pamphlet  entitled, 
—"An  International  Language."  This  language 
was  received  first  in  Russia,  then  In  Norway  and 
Sweden.  Then  it  was  taken  up  In  France.  From 
France  it  went  to  Germany,  Austria,  Switzerland, 
Italy  and  finally  to  England,  where  it  has  had  good 
success. 

As  the  language  spread,  there  were  two  difficulties 
to  overcome,  namely  financial  difficulties  and  the 
prejudice  created  against  the  idea  of  an  artificial 
language  by  the  failure  of  Volapuk.  At  present  thess 
difficulties  are  vanishing.     The  language  has  thous- 


I 


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THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


ands  of  adherents  and  clubs  are  to  be  found   almost 
everywhere  In  Europe.     A  few  commercial   schools 
have  taken  it  up  as  a  course,  and  colleges  are  think- 
ing of  it.     At  the  congress  of  Boulogne,  in  1905,  the 
possibility  of  using  Esperanto  as  a  medium  for  oral 
intercourse  was  brought  out.     Twelve  hundred  dele- 
gates, from  twenty  two  different  countries,  had  gath- 
ered,  and     they    easily     understood    each   other. 
Speeches  were  made  in  Esperanto,  a  play  performed, 
and  a  church  service  conducted. 

The  idea  that  Dr.  Zamenhof  had  in  mind  when  he 
made  up  the  language  was  to  eliminate  all  that  is 
accidental  In  our  national  languages,  and  to  keep  what 
is  common  to  all.  He  has  succeeded  in  this,  and 
Invented  nothing,  but  has  built  entirely  with  material 
that  has  been  in  existence  for  a  long  time.  Many 
Ingenious  schemes  have  been  devised  to  make  the 
vocabulary  small  and  to  render  things  easy  to  stu- 
dents. About  two  thousand  words  are  sufficient  to 
give  a  good  reading  and  speaking  knowledge  of  Esper- 
anto. There  are  only  sixteen  grammar  rules  to  be 
learned  if  one  wishes  to  speak  or  read  it. 

Esperanto  Is  simple,  fexlble,  well  sounding,  and 
very  International  In  its  elements  and  must  serve  for 
international  relations,  and  for  all  the  works  which 
Interest  the' whole  world. 


LIBRARY. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  books  which  have  been 
added  to  the  college  library  during  the  last  semester : 
A  Primer  of  Forestry  by  Glfford  Pinchot. 
Memorial  of  Marshall  Henshaw. 
Mass.  Soldiers  and  Sailors  of  the  Revolution. 
Historians'  History  of  the  World. 
Municipal  Parks  and  Gardens  of  London. 
Patriotic  Studies. 

Historic  i.mes  of  Amherst.     Alice  M.  Walker. 
Report  on  Aquatic  insects,   Mayflies  and  Midges  of 

New  York. 
Flora  of  the  Town  of  Southington,  Conn,  and  vicinity. 
Flora  of  Tennessee. 
Mosses  with  a  hand-lens. 
Plant  Breeding.     L.  H.  Bailey. 
How  to  Know  Wild  Fruits. 
Experiments  with  Plants. 
Successful  Fruit  Culture.     S.  T.  Maynard, 


The  Potato.     Samuel  Fraser. 

Making  Poultry  Pay.     E.  C.  Powell. 

The  House.     I.  P.  Roberts. 

Farm  Grasses  of  the  U.  S.     W.  J.  Spillman. 

Manual  of  Trees  of  North  America. 

Outline  of  the  Theory  of  Organic  Evolution. 

Adolesence.      Hall. 

American  Estates  and  Gardens. 

Minnesota  Plant  Diseases. 

Student's  Text-book  of  Zoology.     A.  Sedgwick. 

The  Meadow  City's  Quarter-millenlal  Book. 

Diseases  of  Cattle,  Sheep,  Goats  and  Swine. 

Morphology  and  Anthropology. 

Text-book  of  Zoology.     Parker  and  Haswell. 

Industrial  History  of  United  States. 

Miniature  Fruit  Garden. 

Extinct  Animals.     E.  R.  Lankester. 

How  to  Keep  Bees.     A.  B.  Comstock 

Another  Handy  Garden  Book. 

Outlook  to  Nature.     E.  H.  Bailey. 

Wasps,  Social  and  Solitary.     Pebkham. 

Treatise  on  the   Theory   and   Practice  of    Landscape 

Gardening. 
By  President  Roosevelt, 

The  Winning  of  the  West. 
Naval  War  of  1812. 
Presidential  Addresses. 
The  Strenuous  Life. 
Hunting  Trips  of  a  Ranchman. 
American  Ideals. 
The  Wilderness  Hunter. 
The  Rough  Rider. 
Hunting  the  Grizzly. 
Design  and  Construction  of  Metallic  Bridges. 
The  Chief  American  Poets      Burr. 
The  Monroe  Doctrine.     Page. 
The  Organization  of  Ocean  Commerce. 
Soils  and  Fertilizers.     Snyder. 
Sanitation  of  a  Country  House.     Bashore. 
Introduction  to  the  Study  of   Agricultural  Economics. 

Taylor. 
Laboratory  Manual  of  Organic  Chemistry. 
Apples  of  New  York. 
Football  for  Players  and  Spectators. 
The  Princess  Passes.     Williamson. 
The  Philippine  Islands.     Atkinson. 
Two  Bird-lovers  in  Mexico,     Beebe. 


Yost. 


Vegetable  Gardening.     Green 
Minnesota  Plant  Life.     MacMillan 
Complete  Works  of   Charles  and  Mary  Lamb  Includ- 
mg  their  letters. 

Bericht   uber  die  Erfahrungen   und    Laudwirtschaft 

19  volumes. 
Fielding.     Dobson. 
Dickens.     Ward. 

American  Fruit  Culturists.     Thomas 
Testing  Milk  and  Its  Products.     Tarrington 
Amer.can  Standard  of  Perfection  for  Poultry  I 

Index.     M.  A.  C,  1907. 
Michigan  Farmers'  Institutes. 
Notes  on  Negro  Albinism.     W.  E.  Castle 

Besides  these  there  is  a  large  number  of  govern- 
ment documents  such  as  Forestry,  Agriculture, 
Weather  Bureau,    Geodetic,  Census   Labor,  Experl- 

rr/,tatr Recor<1,  and  °ther  ^^  «*«her 

with  state  documents  such  as  Board  of  Health  Park 
Commissions,  etc.,  and  quite  a  number  of  the'  best 
books  which  are  used  a  great  deal  as  reference  books 
have  been  duplicated.  This  makes  189  new  books 
catalogued  from  Sept.  1  to  the  present  day  The 
total  number  added  to  the  library  during  the  year  1 905 
was  850  volumes. 


Dfpartmf  n-f  Notts. 


HORTICULTURE. 
A  demonstration  of  the  preparation   of  mushrooms 
for  table  use  was  given  by    Professor   Waugh   at   the 
last  meeting  of  the  seminar.     They  were   cooked   in 
a  chafing  dish  with  butter.beef  extract,water,and  flour 
for  thickening  and  different  flavoring  was  used  In   two 
different  samples.     Into  one  was  stirred  some  chopped 
cheese,  while  Into  the  other  a  French  kitchen  bouquet 
was  used.     The  majority  of  the  vote  taken   from    the 
class  decided  that  the  cheese  was   the   better,  though 
a  I  were  very  favorably  impressed  with  the  payability 
of  mushrooms  when  properly  prepared. 

A  discussion  followed  the  demonstration,  upon  the 
growing  of  mushrooms  for  market.  There  was  a  wry 
practical  talk  by  some  of  the  students  who,  under  Mr 
Canning's  direction  and  oversight  had  taken  part  In 
the  preparation  and  management  of  the  bed  which 
has  been  conducted  in  a  more   or   less  experimental 


way   at   the   upper   plant-house.      Samples    of 
spa*n    both    in   the    brick   form    and   in  the  Fr-nch 
mycelium  form  were  brought  before  the  class  as  illus- 
trations.    Details  were  entered    into    concerning   the 
preparation  for  the  bed,  its  construction,  the   plantin* 
of  the   spawn   and   care   and   picking  of    the   crop 
Each    brick   of  spawn,  which   is   about   the  size  of  a 
building  brick,  Is  cut  up  into  eight  or  ten  pieces,    and 
planted  firmly  in  the  bed.     After  it  has  been   planted 
for  about  a  week  the  bed  is  "cased"   which   simply 
means  that  a  thin  layer  of  loam  is  spread  evenly   over 
the  top.     The  object  of  this  is  to  aid  in  keeping   the 
temperature  evenly  high  and  to  make  the   handling  of 
the  crop  better.     Several  varietes  were  tried  and   the 
one  found  to  bear  earliest  and  most  abundantly  Is   the 
AJssKci. 

hJ^LS  HUSS  °f  Hartf°rd  who  addr«*ed 
the  Stockbndge  club  recently,  presented  the  depart- 
ment with  a  large,  valuable  collection  of  perennial 
seeds. 

EXPERIMENT  STATION. 
Prof.  W.  P.  Brooks  has  recently  been  appointed 
director  of  the  Hatch  Experiment  Station,  a  position 
left  vacant  by  the  death  of  our  late  president  To 
those  who  know  him  there  is  no  need  of  saying  that 
a  better  man  could  hardly  have  been  chosen  for  the 
position,  for  his  wide  experience  In  that  work  and  his 
accurate  and  painstaking  care  of  details  are  the 
needed  qualities  for  this  position. 


Of  the  College  Shakespearean  club  on  the   death  of  the 
father  of  our  brother.  James  Raphel  O'Grady 

Whereas.  I,  hath  pleased  Cod  in  his  infinte  wisdom  to  take 

OnCradymSbee,fit,hC    **"  °'    "*   ""*    b^    ^ 
Resolved   That  we.  the  members  of  the   College  Shakea- 

op:rotherb: do  reco*n,ze  ,he  — ■  *■  ^ h-  wS- 

Resolved.  That  we  do  hereby  extend  our  deep  and    heart 
*****  J"  •  "W  1  '!>"•  resolution,  be  (lied  in   ,„. 

zzszr*  *'-•  ■*  •  -"  *  *-•*"  *  - 

E.  A.  Lincoln,    i 

j  For  the  fraternity. 


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ALUMNI  ATTENTION. 

aretet    any    who    desire    it, 

"xhlVlitb  Annual  meeting  and  banquet  of  the  0* 

fr^tteT^a  evenly  Feb.  ».  - 
SP'  ng  o'ck  Members  o.  the  (acuity  and  tbe  new 
S6Tdent  and  an  orchestra  from  the  oo.lege  writ  be 
"'"I,      An  aLnt  and  former  students  who  poss,b,y 

P  to,ld  be  present  at  this  meeting.     Fee,  $3, 

T^J o    or  before  Monday,  Feb.  19,  to  the   secre- 

STh    ft  Hemenway,  Hartford,  Conn. 

tary,  H.  u  A„icultural  College  club  of 

The   Massac^  '     A  ''-  ^  ^  ^ 

Washington  will  hold  Its  a  ^^  rf  ^ 

ham  hotel,  <»**-JZJ?M  be  observed  as  a 
SLTCT-S-  students  are  urgent, 
Invited  to  attend.  fc   Hooker,  (Committee 

A.W.Morru.,     (in   charge. 

«,      .„  extremely   Interesting  bulletin    has   re- 

.79._An  ertrem"y         s    B     Green,    professor 

centl,  been   «~**£"  V  Mlnneso,a,    entitled 

"  0Ut' ?  lo?ed Ts  a  guide  for  the  use  of  the  class 
especially  »°aP'=d  **  *  k  at  ,he  university,  but 
,„  greenhouse  W « J»  ^  andvalue  ,0  anyon^ 
contains  a  great  d«OTe  ^  Hp,a,n  and 

A  large  numbe'd«"5  Expe„m=n«s  are 

make  d,ar  hediH *«*£         „om  ,arge,  and  ftom 

gWen.  °',   on  the  application  of  nitrogen, on  the  test- 
sma,  seed  on  h    a  P  ^  ^  w„h  tne 

lngof  s«ds'°"a"     othPr    subleo.s.      It  is  a  very 

business   ^™^J         t0  show  the  high   quality 

T,rtrhl     '-sbeingdoneb,  Pressor  Green. 

I  H  Klrkland  has  recently  published  another 

•94._A.  H.  K"™n  nd  brown  tall  moths. 

^"CrTuI       afils.   returned   to  Crom- 
engage  In  the  florist  business. 


.03._Th.  many  friends  of  Neil  Monahan  were 
pleasant,  surprised  to  hear  of  ""  m"'|f  ^  ^ 
,,  ion   97  to  Miss  Justine  Hunt,  M.  A.O.  u*. 

Haven  Jan.  27,  t0^s  ^  friends(?)  are 

He   will    return   to  Amnerbi,  wn=. 

awaiting   him.  Q    Couden 

-04  —Word  has  been  received  that  F.   u.  ^°u 

„h  to  make  the  George  Washington 
was  fortunate  enough  to  matte  me  vj      B 

University  Law  school  debating  team. 

.04  -R  Raymond  Raymoth,  tenor,  Folk  Songs 
JLS,  Son^s  of  the  Heart  and ^  ** 
sche  L'-der.     Permanent  address,  Evansville, 

-05.-Articles  of  interest  continue  to  appear  in 
Horticulture,    written  by    R.  U  Adams,    of  Jamaica 

Pla'n5 -The  AUen-Yeaw  Co.  have  recently  suffered  a 
creat  loss  in  the  destruction  by  fire  of  their  large 
^ethluTe,     The  sympathies  of  the    class  and   the 

college  are  with  them. 


Intfi-colltii***- 


Williams  is  to  erect  a  new  $60,000  dormitory. 

Alpha  Tau  Omega  has  recently  entered  the  Massa- 
chusetts Institute  of  Technology. 

Head  Coach  Reid   of  Harvard,  received   $4,000 
for  three  month's  work  with  the  football  squad. 

This  year  Harvard  University   has   property   worth 
ejh^en  millions,  an  increase  over  last  year   of   over 

$1,200,000. 

Colgate's  faculty  has  abolished   the  department   of 
orally. n  that  institution  which  has  hitherto  been   an 

important  part  of  the  curriculum. 

Andrew  Carnegie  has  promised  to  contribute 
$50  000  toward  the  endowment  fund  of  Bates  college, 
when  the  college  has  raised  $100,000. 

The  Harvard  Semetic  Museum  has  received  a  col- 
leJ"on  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  Syrlac  man- 
uscripts dating  from  the  twelfth  century. 

Emerson   Hall,     Harvard,   which  cost   $  00  000 

..  ~~.  nn  ner    27       The  building  win 

«/«  forma  y  opened  on  Dec.  z/.  » 

Tusl  ,h=  departments  of  Philosophy  and  Psychology. 
A  party  from  Oberlln,  under  the  supervision  of  Dr 
AG     Leonard,    has  been   Investigating   the   llgnhe 
beds  of  North  Dakota  for  the  United  States  Geologl- 
cal  survey. 


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95 


Ralph  Voores  of  Clinton,  N.  J.,  has  promised  to 
give  to  Huron  college,  South  Dakota,  $100,000  for 
the  erection  of  a  new  central  building  for  the  college. 

Harvard  has  barred  professional  coaching.  Paul 
Coburn  head  baseball  coach,  has  so  announced. 
Therefore  Keller  and  Chesbro  will  not  be  retained 
this  year. 

Bryn  Mawr  has  received  a  legacy  of  fifty  thousand 
dollars,  to  be  used  at  the  discretion  of  the  trustees, 
from  the  will  of  the  late  Joseph  E.  Gillingham  of 
Philadelphia. 

Over  one  hundred  students  at  Oberlin  who  lost 
money  through  the  failure  of  of  the  Citizen's  National 
bank  of  Oberlin  were  aided  by  Mr.  Carnegie's  gift  of 
fifteen  thousand  dollars. 

The  registration  for  the  present  semester  at  Stan- 
ford university  shows  an  increase  of  212  over  last 
year's  registration  for  the  corresponding  semester. 
The  registration  is  1764  at  present. 

At  Northwestern  university,  each  year  at  the  foot- 
ball banquet,  fobs,  composed  of  solid  gold,  in  the 
shape  of  miniature  footballs,  are  presented  to  the  men 
who  have  played  four  years  of  varsity  football.— £*. 

Brown,  Pennsylvania  and  Cornell  universities, 
forming  the  Triangular  Chess  League,  have  chal- 
lenged Oxford  and  Cambridge  for  a  cable  match  of 
six  boards.  The  contest  will  come  off  some  time  In 
March. 

At  the  junior  promenade  at  Yale  about  1500 
couples  will  dance  the  40  numbers  of  the  programme, 
The  old  armory  Is  already  beautifully  decorated  with 
bunting.  Hundreds  of  electric  lights  will  Illuminate 
the  old  hall. 

The  Harvard  students  whose  homes  are  In  Ala- 
bama, Florida,  Georgia  and  Mississippi,  have  formed 
a  club  called  the  Cotton- Belt  States  club.  This  club 
will  unite  with  the  other  Southern  states  clubs,  and 
form  an  association  of  clubs. 

Harvard  has  now  completed  her  plans  for  an  ideal 
farm  that  will  be  managed  by  Harvard  students.  Its 
probable  site  will  be  In  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  Va. 
"Several  prominent  business  men  of  New  York  city 
have  offered  to  back  the  undertaking  financially," 
says  the  Springfield  Republican. 


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PUCES  READY  FOR  1906  GRADUATES. 

men  In  the  class  of  IWH  Last  year  we  placed  i"hH, 
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uates;  this  year  we  expect  to  exced  that  number  W*™; 
have  ready  for  your  consideration  1,281  opportunities  VrUe 
us  to-day  and  we  will  tell  you  without charge  whRtth*t.h*Z!lZ 
are  of  securing  the  place  you  are  best  fitted  u  ill.  * 

HAPGOODS. 

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Chicago  Office  :  Hartford  Building. 
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Minneapolis  Office    Minn.  Loan  and  Trust  Co.  Bide 
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THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


The  Campus  states  that  the  four  classes  in  the 
University  of  Rochester  have  contributed  $200  each 
to  pay  for  a  banner  to  go  to  the  class  winning  the 
contest  in  basketball.  "It  will  be  hung  in  the  trophy- 
room  marked  with  the  numerals  of  the  class  winning 
it.  The  admission  to  the  interclass  games  will  be 
free.  Each  team  plays  the  other  team  twice,  mak- 
ing six  games  in  all 


$1.00 

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not  superior  to  any  $3.00  pen  on  the  market 
to-day.  It  is  richly  chased,  writes  fluently  and 
and  is  guaranteed  not  to  leak, 

#1.00 

Is  a  small  sum  to  invest  in  a  high  grade  Fountain 
Pen  which  with  ordinary  care  will  last  a  lifetime. 

OUR  GUARANTEE: 

The  Pen  is  Solid  Gold,  guaranteed  finest 
grade  14k.  Holder  is  made  of  the  best  quality 
rubber  in  four  parts. 

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upon  receipt  of  tl. 00  to  any  address  in  the  United 
states  and  Canada.  If  upon  examination  you  are 
not  entirely  satisfied  or  you  do  not  think  the  pen 
is  worth  AS.OO,  return  it  to  us  and  we  will  cheer- 
fully refund  the  money 

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voTT~xvP — - 

CHARLES  WALTER  riD».        RALPH  JEROME  WA-rV    ,  -A,  U,lne"  ^Wr. 

STANLEY  sTwyTEERRSSTonR,  '  ^  D~n2'   '^  ^  »*-  Manage, 

EARLE  GOODMAN  BAR?lRtV   i  o^'8*  N°tM-  ?DW'N  HOBART  SCOTT   ,.«.,, 

"E.BERT  UNWOOD  W^Ti ioT'  «—*  £2%*  J^ftX 

^^DANiELS  PHILBR,«*?2?  "ETCALF  BROWNE,  ,908. 


The  actions  of  Mr    M   i 
-nual   appropriate   £  fhe  ^™  T**  ^ 
deling  of  well-merited  ^^X^L^  * 
those   interested   in   the  college       t  T™* 

among  all  the  hardships   and   twnhi        .       Urd   that 

working  under   an  alumn        u  "   the   C°lle*e  ,s 

5  uuucr,  an  alumnus  shou  d  be  cm*  «f  tu    ? 

**  M  opposite   agalns(  „      £»  =  ™  -  *.  fore- 

It  seems  that  Mr    win  .  Is  the  case. 

of  a  Z  dollars  anfcflT,  ■*•"»  «"  .he  matter 

Interests  of ,  h .wo  hull       "'mSe,f  <""»W»  the 

■»  now  ,„  cZTiTl^        7™  5,Udems  ,ha' 

this  nature  Mr   Kil       J  y  conslderatlon  of 

I*  Poor  ab.hty  «  " *T   T  *"**  *™ons,ra.ed 
crem  bus,„e    V„  lya  S'Zl man'    ■  •»  *-  sum. 

■*.  would  no,  , Z  ee  Z  C0HT""0n  °'  ""  °* 
work  bu.  tha,  ,„  which  t  m£  "'J*™'  ""o  »r 
Petition  V|||  be  fel,      Buuhl    ,\    1        U°US  cam 

had  from  the  college  far   xc«ds  a'n        t^8™"  "" 
K     ar  exceeds  any  real  harm  It  has 


done  him.     He  had    m,j 

oould  buy  flowers  andof  'J""**™"'*  "  "»'  * 
•hat  he  could  se  I  a.  a  I'  f  SUCh  redu«d  «- 
"Pressed  himself  a  ,  l?'!'  B"''  »««*  he 
™de  as  satisfied,  I,  seem  1  a^^an8:en"!n,  was 
"hole  field  for  C,'  "0W  "'  *anls  *• 
"owers  and  plants  somewhrewT  ^  **  '°  ^ 
just  where  he  would  ~,  I  "'   unable  ">  «e 

oonalnly  no,  d ^    *"•*-  *  k~.  „, 

Furthermore,  Mr.  K,„'man  h.^  *'"'  "m°U'"- 
oPPoshlon  ,„  a  foollsh  w'ay'  w  ~d  "  * 
the  trustees  and  malt*  hi.    ■..  he  n°t  go  to 

"0.  agree  with    Im  gte  ^n  T"?""  "  '"^^ 

ey  gome  to  the  ^TJ.  I,  h  L  *""  Jud*me'" ' 

he  has  created   a  feelln.  J  *£  n°nS<!nslcal  '*>« 
which  „  w„l  ,ake  yea's To  1     TJ  °'   ""   ""=«« 

o' ob,a,n,ng  a  number  o   „am«  of  "fa      "  **  ^ 
chants  who  object  to  ,h,   ,  ™"S  and  mer- 

How  many  nim  s  of  h  !mPe""°n  "  '"'  «»"*. 
oou.d  be  ob  JneT  who  £T  ,T  *"  "'  "** 
'ege  or  who  are  glad  ,o  L7,  ,    1         ^  'r°m  ""  c<>|- 

«... -iffitrsar:.*- 


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get  could  be  easily  obtained.  This  whole  question 
of  buying  and  selling  local  products  in  so  small  a  town 
as  Amherst  is  not  worthy  of  any  such  agitation  as  it 
has  caused.  Probably  not  a  hundredth  part  of  what 
is  consumed  here  is  produced  in  the  neighborhood. 
And  then  what  small  fraction  of  this  one-hundredth 
part  is  produced  by  the  college  ?  The  absurdity  of 
the  situation  is  easily  seen.  We  certainly  hope  that 
Mr.  Kingman  will  soon  realize  that  he  and  his  inter- 
ests constitute  but  an  infinitestimal  part  of  the  ques- 
tion of  the  college  appropriations  and  that  further- 
more his  opposing  the  best  interests  of  his  alma  mater 
is  hardly  justifiable. 


THE  1907  PROM. 

The   annnal   junior  prom,  was  held  in  the  drill  hall 
on   the   evening   of    Feb.  16th.     The  hall  was  tastily 
decorated  with  bunting  of  green  and  white,  these  being 
the    class   colors   of    1907.      Evergreens   and  potted 
plants  added  materially  to  the  beauty  of  the  hall.     An 
unusually  and  Interesting  feature  was  the  placing  of  the 
cannon  with  two  stacks  of  guns  in  the  opposite  corners 
of  the  hall.     In  the  center  of  the  room  was  suspended 
the    1907   banner   made  by  the   ladies   of  the  class. 
Music  was  furnished  by  the  Springfield  orchestral  club 
and    Brown   of   Amherst    catered.     The  patronesses 
were  Mrs.  William  P.  Brooks,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Ostrander, 
Mrs.  Charles  A.  Goessmann,   Mrs.  James  B.  Paige, 
Mrs.  F.  A.  Waugh  and  Mrs.    Fred   S.  Cootey,  all  of 
Amherst.     The  committee  of  arrangements  from  the 
junior  class   consisted   of    Henry  T.    Pierce  of  West 
Millbury,  chairman,    Arthur    H.   Armstrong  of  Hyde 
Park,   James  H.  Walker  of  Greenwich  Village,  Mil- 
ford    H.    Clark,,   Jr.,    of    Sunderland,    Joseph   A. 
Larned  of   Amherst,  Miss  Susie  D.  Livers  of  Boston, 
Fr    'arick  C.  Peters  of  Lenox,  John  N.  Summers  of 
Brockton,  Clifford  B.  Thompson  of  Halifax.     Among 
those  present  were  1  Acting  President  W.  P.  Brooks  ; 
Prof.    F.    A.    Waugh;    Capt.    G.  C.  Martin;  M.  A. 
Blake   and  Miss    Hoitt  of    Kingston,  R.  I.;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.    Neil    Monahan   of  Amherst;  A.  N.  Swain  and 
Miss  Lee  of  Tewksbury ;  L.  A.  Ransehousen  and  Miss 
Thayer   of  Springfield;    A.    C.    Whitter,    University 
of    Maine,     '05,    and     Miss      Hall      of     Roxbury; 
Mr.     and     Mrs.     Atkins  of    Northampton;   H.      M. 
Russell    and    Miss     Cobb     of     Amherst;   C.     W. 


Sleeper    and    Miss    Willey    of     Swampscott ;      C. 
E.    Hood     and     Miss     Hofford   of    Brooklyn,     N. 
Y. ;   W.    O.   Taft   and    Miss  Sanborn  of  Salem  j  L. 
H.    Moseley   and    Miss   Rutherford   of   Glastonbury, 
Conn.  ;     W.      C.       Tannatt     and      Miss      Tannatt 
of    Dorchester;    H.    B.    Filer   and  Miss  O'Keefe  of 
South    Manchester,    Conn.  ;    Geo.    Searle   and  Miss 
Ranger   of  North  Brookfield  ;  H.  T.  Pierce  and  Miss 
Ferguson  of  Millbury;  M.  H.  Clark  and  Miss  Field  of 
Boston  ;  F.  C.  Peters  and  Miss  Debouy  of  New  York 
city;    E.    H.    Shaw  and  Miss  Flagg  of  Littleton ;  C. 
B.    Thompson   and   Miss  Taylor  of  Plymouth;  F.  A. 
Watklns  and  Miss  Watkins  of  Boston  ;  E.  G.  Bartlett 
and  Miss  Leach  of  Cochituate ;  L.  W.  Clementson  of 
Providence,  R.  1.,  and  Miss  Johnson  of  Amherst;  E. 
D.  Phitbrick  and  Miss  Livers  of  Boston;  G.  R.  Cobb 
and  Miss  Sleeper  ofSwampcott ;  and  C.  F.  Allen  and 
Miss  Beemis  of  Worcester. 


COLLEGE  APPROPRIATIONS. 

A  long  hearing  was  given  by  the  committee  on 
agriculture  on  the  large  appropriations  for  the  college 
on  Feb.  6.  There  were  present  Morris  B.  Kingman, 
one  of  the  foremost  agitators  for  a  change  in  the  rela- 
tions of  the  college  to  the  producers  of  the  vicinity, 
Lawyer  W.  J.  Reilley  of  Amherst,  counsel  for  the 
townspeople  who  want  a  change,  Acting  President 
Brooks  for  the  college,  Marquis  F.  Dickinson,  one  of 
the  trustees,  and  an  old-time  resident  of  Amherst 
close  by  the  college,  Secretary  Ellsworth  of  the  state 
board  of  agriculture,  James  Draper  of  Worcester, 
one  of  the  trustees,  Representative  Wheeler  of  Con- 
cord, whose  brother  is  a  trustee  and  on  the  commit- 
tee which  selected  President-elect  Butterfield,  and 
other  persons  actively  interested  in  the  college.  Sec- 
retary Ellsworth  led  off  for  the  appropriation.  One 
reason  for  the  large  sum  asked  for  is  the  increase  in 
the  number  of  students  who  must  have  larger  accom- 
modations. Of  course,  the  agricultural  people  dis- 
liked to  keep  coming  to  the  state  for  appropriations, 
but  they  were  obliged  to  do  so.  They  needed  the 
botanical  building  which  was  asked  for  last  year,  but 
was  refused.  It  will  take  $75,000  for  the  right  sort 
of  building  for  this  department.  They  must  have  a 
new   greenhouse,  a  new    dynamo   and  a  new  barn  to 


replace  ihe  one  that  was  burned,  If  tomes  are  to  h. 

kept  up  as  they  should  be.  P  6a 

Acting  President   Brooks  said  that  the  college  has 

sumclr  '  'T'  "9 ' y"'  -■  a"d  «•-* « 

sufficient   room   for   them.     Classes   must  recite  bv 
drvlslons   <„   order   to   be   accommodated      Vaous 
undes  rabi,  makeshifts  must  be  adopted.     The  p « 
en.  boUnlcal  bulldlng  „  ,00  far  from 'the  othe    bu  d 

oe  used  by  the  experiment   station.     Possible   accl 

d~t  ?  ' ^  maCh'nery  ■"  b'  *•  "*S  make  ," 
desirable  ,ha,  anew  dynamo  shouid  be  Installed.   The 

this  J I  000  Is  due  to  the  Introduction  of  water  meters 
Massachusetts  Is  behind  other  states  ,„  HberX  to 

UI  the  $1  7,226  obtained  for  insurance  after  the  bam 

man's  question   he  salH  ih>.  'oMr.  Klng- 

fcl'  "'  "'  SM  lhat   over  one-third  of  the 

students  are  sons  of  farmers  and   that   lh.   r. 
aland  strongly  by  the   college      Amo  ,h     a  * 

•ha.  the  peopie  o,  the  state  L  tax*  er  hTffTe 

college  may  sell  Its  farm   and  dairy  products   below 
current  prices,  , he  figures  show  ,h„  m  40  year'    he 

*l,000,o  the  college,   and  that  now  only  about  22 
cents  on  $1,000  annually  goes  for  the  purpose 

In  reply  to  Representative  Wright  of  South  Hadlev 
Pressor  Stone  said  that  the  proposed  new  build  1^ 

noarL,  ',h.yc2gtwa„yd  r " — —« 

l,,c  col,ege,  and  the  answer  was  that  a 
arg.  proportion  of  the  state  are  no,  farmers      N,  h 

ha  .  decided  If'  ?;  "  ""  'rUS,MS'  "«  «*  C 
nave  decided  to  ask  for  a  fireproof  barn   as  th*  <-J 

ege  barn  has  been  burned  twice,  and  „  is  propl     0 

Bu „, 7o?sCZZ"-    F°m"  C°~nEdwa  d 
Burnett  of  Southboro,  now  an  architect  In  New  York 

::k'T«'   —"'sof  concrete  co  .' 
structlon.      The  present   foundations   can   be   used 
The  hay  barn  would  be  separate  from  the  cattle  barn 
and  the  cost  of  ,h,  two  would  be  about  $75,000     Mr' 
Burn.,,  wen,  ,„,o  details  „,  ft,  phra_  and  was  wa™ 
'"  praise  o,  concrete  construction,  saiing  Z7Z 


M 


com,  ,0  stay.  .,  stands  fire  better  than  any  other 
mater,,,  brlck,  as  ,h.  Baltimore   „r.   p'oved 

KTSS  B*"ey  "  Nor,h,mp,„„,  who  Is  fam, t 
la  with  brick,  questioned  Mr.  Burnet,  on  various 
PCI-*,  holding , ha,  concre,.  Is  ,e,  ,„  ,h.  exp, 7nZ 

1T°  'ul"  "*  *  'arge  bulld"*  *  *  '«,  im- 
posed would  be  erected  at  considerable  risk      Es« 

dally  would  I,  be  difficult   ,0  roof  over  such  aT,r« 

concre,.  s,ruc,ure.     Mr.  Bur„e„  was  sure  ,ha,  he 

ca  culatlons  0,  trusses  and  girders   would   r.movl  al 

risk  on  that  poln,.     The  cos,  0,  ,he  cemen,  wotud  o, 

bu  a  ,.w  hundr.d  dollars  mor,  than  wood,  an7,£e 

difference   was  no,   ,0  be  considered  In  vle^  0,    he 

superiority  of  ,he   ma.erial.     In  many  p.,oe.  wh    e 

suo°D  v   ^rT  'han  he"'  °"  *«°U"'  -  ~ 
supply,  I,  has  been  discarded  for  concre.e.     To  Mr 

Reilley  s  quest.on,  Mr.  Brooks  said  ,ha,  the  proposed 

ba  n   would   have   room  for  64  cows,  five   ET» 

a^2oCSS'XbOXS,",k'and^'"75-- 
The  botanical  department  was  discussed   more  In 
°e<a,l,   and   Professor  S.one    said  ,ha,   ,he  Zsen 
accommoda.lons  are  qu„e  limlied.     The  new  bund 
ing  should  be  fireproof,  ,„  order  ,0  pro.ee,  ,h    Cu  I. 
Incubaton,     I,  ,s  proposod  ,„  „  »™ 

S,ockbr,dg.   s,„lon.     The  proposed  greenhouse  was 
explained  by  Pro,.   F.  A.  Waugh.     ,,1,,,  be  J£ 
how  how  ,0  grow  plams   under   glass    for  marke 
hicludlng  ,he  popular  vege.ables  and  flowers.     To * ' 

^71      S1"d  """  Wh"e    "<"*  abou'  ■»  *•  Prod^ 
ucso,  Ihe  greenhouse  are  sold  In  Amhers,    Jm, . 

new  bunding  some  would  be  sold  outside.     M     K  „g 

rnan  wanted  all  ,he   produc,  sold  a,  wholesale    a*d 

Professor  Waugh  said  ,ha,  ,he  ques.lon  would  be  se, 

■led  by  ,he  trustees.     The  present  Income  from   ,h. 

sale  of   farm    products  Is  about   $6,000.     It  Is  no, 

expected  ,0  Increase   thls  very  much.'    Abou,  70  s  u 

hree  or  four  regular  farm  hands  besides.  The  hear 
I  Ing  was  conllnued  from  I  o'clock  ,0  3 

In  the  afternoon  hearing  H.  H.  Howard,  a  gradu- 
ate of , he  college,  said  , ha, , he  produce  of  ,h  Tcol- 

ege  should  be  sold  In  an  ouislde  market.  In  order  „„, 
,0  compete  with  the  local  market.  John  Beasley  a 
member  0,  ,h.  board  0,  agriculture,  would  In.eL, 
as  Uttle  as  possible  wllh  the  local  producers      W    J 


1 60 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


Reilley,  for  the  opposition,  was  against  every  item  in 
the  appropriation  bill,  on  the  ground  that  the  college 
should  not  be  put  in  position  to  compete  with  the  far- 
mers. He  wanted  the  committee  to  go  to  Amherst 
and  give  the  farmers  opportunity  to  present  their  case 
in  detail  for  themselves.  The  college  competes  injur- 
iously with  farmers,  florists  and  milkmen,  and  plenty 
of  evidence  could  be  had.  The  college  trustees 
should  be  required  to  dispose  of  the  college  products 
where  they  will  not  cause  local  competition.  The 
opposition  to  last  years's  appropriation  was  withdrawn, 
because  it  was  supposed  to  be  conceded  that  the 
trustees  would  sell  in  an  outside  market. 

Morris  B.  Kingman,  florist,  of  Amherst  went  into 
detail  in  telling  of  the  opposition  of  the  college  to  his 
business  which  he  has  been  engaged  in  since  1888. 
The  college  has  no  standard  of  prices  :  it  does  not 
follow  the  market,  but  when  the  market  is  high  it  will 
sell  below  price.  When  violets  were  selling  at  $2  per 
100  in  Northampton  and  he  was  selling  at  $1.50, 
the  college  sold  at  $1.25.  All  he  asked  for  was  fair 
play  and  was  willing  to  abide  by  the  decision  of  the 
agricultural  college  faculty,  but  the  trustees  overrule 
the  faculty.  The  hearing  was  continued  with  further 
attention  to  the  details  of  the  business  until  late  in  the 
afternoon.  The  committee  will  probably  give  a  hear- 
ing in  Amherst. 

The  Amherst  Record,  one  of  the  fairest  minded 
papers  in  New  England,  comments  upon  the  question 
of  competition  in  the  issue  of  Feb.  14,  as  follows  : 

"In  order  to  lessen  this  competition  and  if  possible 
to  abolish  it  altogether  the  attempt  is  being  made  to 
"hold  up"  the  college  appropriation.  Now  this  mat- 
ter of  college  competition  has  been  considered  at 
various  times  and  at  considerable  length  in  these 
is.  Our  attitude  on  the  question  is  now,  as  it 
always  has  been,  in  favor  of  such  an  adjustment  of 
existing  conditions  that  the  college  may  continue  to 
exercise  all  its  proper  and  legitimate  functions  without 
antagonizing  private  interests  in  any  way.  If  it  would 
carry  out  the  purposes  for  which  it  was  founded  the 
college  must  have  solidly  behind  it  the  sympathy  and 
good  will  of  the  public,  and  more  especially  that 
element  in  the  public  which  has  a  direct  interest  in 
agriculture  and  allied  pursuits.  Least  of  all  can  the 
college  afford  to  be  regarded  with  secret  suspicion   or 


open  hostility  by  the  agricultural  element  in  the  pop- 
ulation of  the  town  in  which  it  is  located  or  the  region 
round  about.  In  order  that  there  may  be  co-opera- 
tion rather  than  antagonism  between  the  college 
and  the  farmers  and  dairymen  and  market-gardeners 
and  fruit-growers  in  Amherst  and  surrounding  towns  it 
is  first  necessary  to  find  out  the  precise  grounds  of 
complaint  against  the  college,  to  ascertain  if  these 
grounds  are  right  and  reasonable ,  and  then  to  discover 
some  means  of  correcting  abuses  if  any  are  found  to 
exist.  With  that  thought  in  mind  we  welcomed  the 
two  hearings  that  were  given  in  Amherst  last  year  on 
this  matter,  one  by  a  legislative  committee  and  one  by 
the  college  trustees.  The  testimony  given  at  these 
hearings  was  far  from  conclusive  as  tending  to  show 
that  any  person  or  persons  had  suffered  serious'  injury 
in  their  business  from  college  competition.  The 
Impression  given  at  that  time  was  that  the  critics  of 
the  college  had  been  more  alarmed  than  hurt. 
There  has  been  little  change  in  conditions  since  these 
hearings  were  given,  but,  as  the  opponents  of  the 
appropriation  desire,  the  committee  on  agriculture 
has  decided  to  come  to  Amherst  this  year  and  give  a 
hearing,  when  it  is  possible  that  some  evidence  of 
real  value  will  be  presented.  We  do  not  believe  that 
the  college  has  anything  to  fear  from  the  results  of 
such  a  hearing,  and  it  may  be  better  for  all  parties 
concerned  to  hold  it  and  to  have  the  matter  thoroughly 
threshed  out. 

As  to  the  methods  adopted  by  those  who  are  seek- 
ing to  do  away  with  college  competition,  we  consider 
them  contrary  to  public  policy  and  utterly  without 
justification.  A  reasonable  way  for  them  to  have 
acted  would  have  been  first  to  appeal  to  the  college 
trustees  to  put  a  stop  to  this  competition  ;  then,  If  the 
trustees  refused  to  act,  they  could  have  appealed  to 
the  Legislatue  to  enact  a  measure  which  would  pro- 
hibit the  college  from  disposing  of  Its  surplus  products 
in  the  local  markets.  Then  the  matter  would  have 
been  considered  entirely  on  its  merits  and  the  vital 
interests  of  the  college  would  have  been  In  no  way 
imperiled.  By  pursuing  their  present  course  of  action 
they  have  given  a  plausible  excuse  to  those  members 
of  the  Legislature  who  have  little  sympathy  with  the 
college  for  voting  against  the  appropriation.  If,  as  a 
result  of  their  action,  the  appropriation  bill  is  defeated, 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


or  the   amount   appropriated    Is   materially   lessened 

.""r  !?  haV=  -««*  h^P-ed  the  co^ge   '„ 

heZ  M,    °U'  ma,er,al"  "*"*  *»«*».      Now 
*    '"habitants  of  the  , own  of  Amherst   nave  a  very 

» Z  The?  « prosperi,y " the  **^2 

college      They  spent  a  considerable  sum  of  money  to 

ecure  Its  location  here,  and  from  that   location  They 

thT    r1^:^  ma'erlal  bsne,ils-     The   growtn   of 

hem0  Tth  "h  Dee"   a   ™""   °<  «■»'«£■«»   <o 
hinT'th  ,,      Y,      n°,re8ardwllh  """placency   any- 

<hat  growth.     The  large  Increase    In    the   number   of 
s-udents  in  the  pas,  two  years  has  rendered  nelessar ' 
,r« *8ebU"d,^a  considerable    increase     ' 
he  equipment  of  the  various  departments.    If  the  c0 

asked  fo,  this  year   more   than   $150,000   would   be 
expanded  in  the  construction  of  new  buildings      ,, 
something  more  than  probable  that  the    contracts   fo 

while  In  any  even,  the  greater  part  of  the  work   would 

and  otter  laboring  men.  „  is  reasonable  to  say  thai 
ene.ga.ntothetown   lhro(lgh   ,„,  expendJre,ha 

such  a  sum    of    money  as   Is   contemplated   for   new 

bulldlngs  would  be  far  more  than  wouid  be  lost  by 
al  produce  dealers  through    college   pe„„on  Zi 

term  of  twenty  years." 


101 


Bro^e    "08    C0',''  ^  H'  A'  Suh'ke'   '°6'  M-  M- 

—On    Lincoln's    birthday,    Feb     1 9th    « 
rcrwerhe,d,„1hectpe,.\r„gapPrer: 

l/gavT       '    "Z  re^-  V«"  "?  M^  H°'- 
saluo    nf  i       .        aaaresses.     At   noon  the  national 

reelected      n,!  ^    Were    un^imously 

reelected.     Orders  for  caps  and   gowns  and  for    class 

P'P       were   considered  and  a  committee  appointed  to 
fix  the  amount  of  the  class  ra«  „„,.  "PP°""cd  to 

^  exercises  of  JS£^—*     °  "*  °" 

-The  committee  for  the  minstrel  show  to  be  held 
on  the  evening   of    March  2nd,  is  hard  at  work  and ' 
very  promising  aspect  has  beengiven  to  the m s 2 i 
The   tic,ets  or  Mi|lett,sjewe,ry         •' ; 

All  seats  a'r  T'        '  Wh°  *  aCt'ng  as  m"»*". 

AM  seats  are  reserved.     Price  fifty  cents.     A  mlnstre 


Collect  JYot*$. 


-E.  D.  Philbrick,    '08,    spent  a  few   days   at  his 
home  In  Somerville  last  week. 

JZtt  R°gerS'    '°6'   ente^ined   his   brother  at 
college  for  a  few  days  last  week. 

-Dr     Goessmann   has   been   unable   to  meet  his 
classes  during  the  past   week  on  account  of  sickness 
-Dr.  W.   P.    Brooks   was   one   of   the   princioal 

pot  T  ^  ^^  meet'ng  °f  ^^-Ituralsoc   ty ?nd 
apple  growers'  institute  held  In  Northampton  onVeb 

-On    February    15th   at  Washington    the  federal 
appropriation    to   each  state  and  terrifory'f      he  sup 
Port  o  agricultural   experiment  stations,    was   rased 
from  $15,000  to  $30,000  annually  * 


(HENRY   HILL  GOODELL   SCHOLARSHIP  AT 
AMHERST  COLLEGE. 

classo     ''6^  M6       "    Sh6Pard'    PreS'dent    ofth« 

to    Prelid     t'  T     "*  0ffl'Cer•  PreS6nted  an  e-eloPe 

L«ZTl  carr,s  wlth  the  fo,,o"ins  -™*s,  « 

reported  in  the  Springfield  Republican  • 

"J    claim   your  indulgence  while  I  briefly  refer  to  a 

has  suffered  s.nce  we  last  gathered  here,  in  th,  death 
of  Henry  Hi,,  Goode...     He  was   born    In  Cons  a" 
nope,  where  his  father,  the  late  Rev.  William  Goode 
a  pioneer  missionary  of  the    American  board,  made  a 

Turk  sh  and  Armenun  languages.     He  was  educated 
at  Williston  and  Amherst.     After  graduation  he  was  a 
rave    officer   and   volunteered    as  one  of  the   forlorn 
hope  for  the  storming  of  Port  Hudson. 


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THE    COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


I 


Ever  after  he  was  a  teacher.  His  varied  culture 
is  shown  In  that  at  different  periods, he  was  teacher  of 
gymnastics  and  military  tactics,  entomology,  zoology, 
anatomy,  physiology,  rhetoric,  elocution,  history  and 
the  English  language.  In  1867  at  the  foundation  of 
the  Massachusetts  agricultural  college,  he  became  a 
professor  and  In  1886  its  president,  dying  in  office. 
During  his  administration  the  college  resources  were 
trebled.  He  was  the  founder  and  chief  creator  of  its 
fine  library  and  also  of  the  public  library  of  the  town 
of  Amherst.  He  was  a  public-spirited  citizen,  ably 
representing  the  town  In  the  Legislature.  He  was  a 
vestryman  and  for  25  years  clerk  of  the  parish.  He 
was  generous  to  a  fault.  His  chief  characteristic  was 
unselfishness,  thinking  first  of  others  and  last  of  him- 
self. He  wore  his  life  out  in  earnest  labors  to  cheer, 
enlighten  and  uplift  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact. 

About  30  years  ago  the  class  of  '62  presented  to 
the  college  a  scholarship  of  $2000,  named  In  the 
memory  of  its  first  martyr  of  the  war,  Capt.  Henry 
Gridley.  Ever  after  our  class  secretary's  ambition 
was  to  raise  funds  for  a  second  scholarship.  And 
accumulating  by  small  amounts,  at  his  death  there 
was  $1700  for  this  purpose.  And  now  as  a  memorial 
of  him,  as  president  of  the  class,  I  am  authorized  by 
a  correspondence  vote  recently  taken,  to  deliver  to 
you  this  envelope  which  contains  a  draft  for  $2000 
upon  the  Amherst  savings  bank,  to  found  the  Henry 
Hill  Goodell  scholarship  of  the  class  of  1862." 


INTERCLASS  BASKETBALL. 

A  series  of  class  games  in  basketball  will  be  played 
in  the  drill  hall  beginning  in  the  first  part  of  March  as 
scheduled  below.  The  class  winning  the  largest  num- 
ber of  games  will  receive  a  suitable  trophy.  The 
games  are  put  off  until  March  In  order  to  give  the 
teams  sufficient  time  in  which  to  organize  and  prac- 
tice and  also,  so  as  not  to  Interfere  with  the  minstrel 
show.     The  schedule  : 

Mar.  5,  1906-1907. 

8,  1906-1908. 

9,  1907-1908. 

12,  1906-1909. 

13,  1907-1909. 
15,  1908-1909. 


COLLEGE  MUSICAL. 

On  Friday  Feb.  9  the  orchestral  club  gave  their 
first  musical  in  the  chapel  and  the  affair  was  a  suc- 
cess in  every  way.  For  two  months  the  orchestra 
has  been  diligently  working  for  their  first  public  appear- 
ance and  the  enthusiasm  accorded  every  piece  they 
played  showed  that  their  efforts  have  not  been  in  vain. 
While  nothing  in  the  class  of  very  difficult  music  was 
attempted  many  of  the  numbers  were  the  results  of 
hard  work.  The  overture  "Starlight"  was,  perhaps, 
the  most  pleasing  and  difficult  of  the  orchestra's 
renderings. 

The  mandolin  club  played  the  popular  waltz 
•'Dearie"  and  were  greeted  with  a  generous  amount 
of  applause.  Many  regreted  that  they  had  not  been 
given  a  larger  part  of  the  programme,  but  the  short 
time  in  which  they  had  to  practice  made  but  one 
number  possible.  The  club  Is  now  at  work  and  will 
be  given  a  more   prominent   part  in  the  next  concert. 

The  selections  by  the  quartette  were  all  good ; 
"Drink  to  Me  Only  With  Thine  Eyes"  being  particu- 
larly fne.  As  an  encore  to  their  number  the  quartette 
sang  "Sons  of  Old  Massachusetts"  which  was  natur- 
ally, the  most  inspiring  of  all  their  works.  The  parts 
to  the  college  song  were  arranged  by  Professor  How- 
ard and  much  credit  Is  due  him  for  his  success  j  the 
arrangements  showed  careful  and  earnest  work. 

The   solo   numbers  were  all  from  the  classics  and 
the  interpretations  were  good.     The   concert   solo  by 
Rogers,  '06,  was  a  particularly  long  and  difficult  one 
and  his  success  with  it  was  noteworthy. 

Notwithstanding  the  heavy  snowfall  and  disagreea- 
ble weather  the  chapel  was  filled  with  a  large  and 
appreciative  audience.  The  students  and  local  alumni 
were  present  in  large  numbers  and  the  financial  sup- 
port was  above  expectations.  Our  second  musical 
will  be  held  in  the  latter  part  of  March  and  a  fine  pro- 
gramme is  assured. 

Program. 
Part  I. 

1.  March.     Sweet  Dora  Dell,  Von  Tlizer 

M.  A.  C.  Orchestra. 

2.  Overture.     Starlight,  Morse 

M.  A.  C.  Orchestra 


3.  Song.     Selected, 

George  R.  Cobb,  '08. 

4.  March.     Dearie, 

M.  A.  C.   Mandolin  Club. 
P.  C  Peters,  '07,  Leader. 

5.  Piano  Solo.     Funeral  March, 

Danforth  P.  Miller,  '08 

Part  II. 


Beethoven 


From  Tickets  (Faculty) 
At  Door 

Total  Receipts 
Total  Payments 

Cash  on  hand 


9 

25 

2 

25 

61 

75 

40 

54 

$21 

21 

w. 

c. 

Tannatt. 

Tobani 


1.     Cornet  Solo.      Hearts  and  Flowers, 
Stanley  S.  Rogers,  '06. ' 
2-     Song.     Drink   to    Me    Only   With    Thine  Eyes, 

Vogrich 
Be  ye  In  Love  with  April  Time,     Storer 
M.  A.  C.  Quartette 
Prof.  F.  S.  Howard,  Leader. 

3-     Caprice  (Dance  of  the  Honey  Bees)    Richmond 
M.  A.  C.  Orchestra. 

4.  Violin  Solo.     Cavatina,  Ra, 

Harold  P.  Crosby,  '09. 

5.  Finale.     College  Life,  Ftimm 

M.  A.  C.  Orchestra. 
Officers  of  Clark  Cadets  acted  as  ushers 


D*partm*rvlr  J\lot*s. 

FORESTRY. 
The   course   of    lectures  given    each   year  by  the 
state  forester,  Mr.  Akerman  began  last   week      The 
usual   system    will    be  followed  of   giving  some  field 
exercises  In  the  nearby  co.lege  wood-L,  .'„  |" 
elsewhere,    besides   the  regular  lecture  course      M 
Akerman  will  be  assisted  in  this    work,    especially  in 
tree  measurements,  by  Mr.  Hawley.     Because  of  the 
growing  importance  of  Forestry  the    course  has    been 
made   obligatory   to  all    members   of  the  junior   and 
senior  classes,   Instead  of  being  optional  as  was    for- 
merly  the  case. 


Below  Is  a  financial  report  of  the  association 


PAID. 


Music 

Stationary 

Trombone  Player 

Dress  Suits 

Printing 

Piano  Rental  on  $ 

Music 

Total  Payments 


$40  54 


RECEIVED. 


From  Tickets  (Students) 
From  Tickets  (Alumni) 


$40  25 
JO  00 


HORTICULTURE. 

A  box  of  apples  was  recently  used  by  the  class  In 
Pomo|ogy  which  was  shipped  from  the  annual  fruit 
exhibition  of  the  Missouri  Horticultural  society  The" 
work  assigned  to  the  students  was  to  arrange  the  mis- 
cellaneous varieties  In  their  respective  places  and  to 
name  them. 

One   of  the   newest  and    most  valuable  appliances 
connected  with  the  department  is  a   machine    of  new 
nvention,    or   at  least  only  recently  perfected,  called 
the    Reflectoscope.     It    can   be  used  not  only  for  the 
projection   of    opaque    material    in  natural  colors  but 
also  for  lantern  slides.     Thus  half  tones,  photographs 
or  any  other  form  of  sketch,  printing,    or   picture  can 
be    thrown    upon   the    screen.     Another  good   thing 
about   Wilder   hall    is  the  reading  room  where  all  the 
important    horticultural    perodlcals    are    kept   on  f.le 
The  landscape  gardening  rooms  are  well  fitted  out  and 
arranged  especially  In  regard  to  the  overhead   lighting 
arrangement.     This  makes  the  best  kind  of   light   for 
drawing  as  no  shadows  are  thrown  upon  the  paper 


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FLORICULTURE. 
Those   who   are  fond   of  flowers,    should  take  the 
time   now   to  visit  the   plant  houses  and  not  miss  the 
opportunity  to  see  such  an  excellent  display   of  potted 
plants,  carnations  and  violets  as  is  now  on  exhibition. 
There  is  a  most  magnificent  show  of   cinerarias   with 
perfect  masses  of   bloom,  purple,  white,  red,  blue  and 
variegated.     The  air  is  perfumed   also   with   the  fra- 
grance  of   the   camelias.     The   primulas  are  also  in 
full  bloom,  as  well  as  the  beautiful  and  unique   cycla- 
men, the  freesias,  and  a  profusion  of  violets,    carna- 
tions,  and   geraniums.       Even    the    rich  dark  green 
leaves   which    seem  so  luxuriant  and  strive  with  each 
other  to   leave   no  space  unused  show  that  they  have 
been  nurtured   by   a  skillful  hand   and  have  had  the 
best  of   care.     Mr.    Canning  takes  great  pride  in  his 
flowers  and  well  he  may.     The  students  also  are   not 
slow,   as  a   rule   to  appreciate  the  aesthetic  value  of 
English  violets,  using  them  to  send  away  as  valentines. 


'03.—  The  engagement  of  Miss  Mertie  M.  Young 
of  Sunderland  to  Stephen  C.  Bacon  of  New  York 
city  Is  announced. 

'04.— In  the  basketball  game  between  Harvard 
and  Worcester  Tech,  resulting  in  a  score  of  42  to  8 
In  favor  of  the  former,  Raymond  A.  Qulgley  Is  said 
to  have  been  Harvard's  star,  scoring  nine  points  from 
the  floor. 

'04.— Married,  Jan.  27,  at  Jewett  City,  Conn., 
John  W.  Gregg  and  Miss  Mary  Jennings. 

'04.— H.  M.  White  has  been  sent  to  California  by 
the  Bureau  of  Plant  Industry,  U.S.  Department  of 
Agriculture,  to  investigate  certain  poblems  in  orange 
growing.     Address,  Riverside,  Cal. 


Irvt^rcolW^ia-te. 


Alu 


mm. 


The  fifth  annual  meeting  and  banquet  of  the  Con- 
necticut Valley  association  of  the  Massachusetts  Agri- 
cultural College  alumni,  will  be  held  In  Hotel  Worthy, 
Springfield,  this  evening  at  seven  o'clock.  Members 
of  the  faculty  and  the  new  president  and  an  orchestra 
from  the  college  will  be  present.  All  alumni  and 
former  students  who  possibly  can,  should  be  present 
at  this  meeting.     Fee  $3. 

»92. F.    G.    Stockbridge,    superintendent    Triple 

Springs  Farm,  Narcissa,  Pa. 

'00.— James  W.  Kellogg,  formerly  first  assistant 
at  the  Rhode  Island  Experiment  station  recently 
acceptea  a  position  as  chemist  for  the  Swift  Fertilizer 

Works,  of  Atlanta,  Ga.     He  began  his  duties   Jan. 

15.     His  address  Is  241  Euclid  Ave.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

»02. A.    L.   Dacy  has   removed  from  Boston  to 

Ipswich,  N.  H. 

'02. Ransom   W.  Morse   has   entered  the  senior 

class  at   Dartmouth.     Next   year  he  intends  to  take 
graduate  work  in  the  Amos  Tuck  school    of  Adminis- 
tration and  Commerce.      Address    Box  674,    Hano- 
ver, N.  H. 


A  new  library  building  is  being  erected  on  the  Yale 
campus. 

The  student  body  of  Bates  college  has  voluntarily 
voted  to  abolish  hazing. 

Bowdoin  Is  to  publish  a  new  song  book,  which  will 
contain  about  ninety  songs. 

California  university  has  organized  a  pistol  club 
for  the  men  and  a  fencing  club  for  the  women. 

Of  the  25  universities  of  the  entire  world  which 
enroll  3,000  or  more  students  nine  are  found  in  this 
country. 

The  Buffalo  alumni  of  Syracuse  have  presented  an 
entire  arch  to  the  university.  The  arch  will  be  built 
of  stone. 

Dr.  Abiann  W.  Harris  of  the  Jane  institute,  Port 
Deposit,  Md.,  will  become  the  new  president  of  the 
Northwestern  university. 

Immediately  upon  his  return  from  Chicago,  Presi- 
dent Robert  E.  Kelly  of  Earlham  college,  Richmond, 
Ind.,  held  a  meeting  of  his  faculty,  at  which  It  was 
decided  that  22  of  the  boy  students  who  ducked  Hut- 
ton  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  on  the  anniversary  of  his  birth 
should  be  suspended  from  the  dormitory.  Twelve  of 
the  students  will  lose  the  scholarships  they  hold.  The 
students  insist  that  the  ducking  of  Hutton  was  in 
accordance  with  a  long-established  custom  and  was  a 
harmless  prank. 


THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


»05 


Indiana  Is  the  only  state  which  has  a  solid  delega- 
tion of  college-bred  men  in  the  two  houses  of  Con- 
gress. Heretofore  the  state  which  ranked  highest  in 
this  particular  was  Massachusetts.  The  Indiana  men 
have  an  unbroken  record  of  collegiate  education. 

Because  of  a  communication  from  the  Yale  City 
Government  club,  President  Connell  of  the  student 
organization  at  New  York  university  has  appointed  a 
committee  to  arrange  for  the  formation  of  a  similar 
body.  Yale  hopes  to  form  an  intercollegiate  union  of 
such  clubs. 

The  Wharton  school  of  finance  and  economy, 
University  or  Pennsylvania,  has  decided  to  introduce 
the  "honor  system"  in  that  department.  It  will  be 
applicable  to  all  classes, and  if  successful  in  the  Whar- 
ton school  will  probably  be  extended  to  the  other 
departments  of  the  college. 

The  University  of  Colorado  has  received  an  estate 
known  as  Manitou  Park  about  twenty  miles  west  of 
Colorado  Springs.  The  gift  is  to  establish  a  school 
of  forestry  and  includes  a  fine  hotel  and  cottages,  the 
revenue  of  which  will  be  used  for  endowment  of  the 
school,  as  well  as  several  thousand  acres  of  forest.— 


Ex. 

A  movement  has  been  started  by  the  Japanese  in 
Vancouver  to  provide  schools  in  which  their  own  lan- 
guage shall  be  taught.  There  are  several  hundred 
Japanese  employed  in  and  about  the  city,  many  of 
whom  have  families.  As  many  of  these  people 
expect  to  return  to  Japan,  they  desire  their  children 
to  acquire  a  knowledge  of  their  own  language. 

Registration  in  the  various  departments  at  George 
Washington  university  Is  as  follows:  Arts  and 
sciences,  including  graduate  studies,  Columbian  col- 
lege, college  of  engineering,  division  of  architecture 
and  teachers'  courses,  633;  medicine,  including 
medicine  and  dentistry,  337  ;  law  and  jurisprudence, 
490;  politics  and  diplomacy,  25,  a  total  of  1489 
students. 

A  collection  of  Russian  documents  and  state 
papers  has  been  presented  to  Columbia  university  by 
M  Witte,  the  Russian  premier.  The  collection 
includes  all  the  Russian  state  papers  now  in  print,  as 
well  as  copies  of  the  Russian  codes  and  reports  on 
agriculture,    census,   finances   and   Siberian    affairs. 


M  Witte  last  September  received  from  the   university 
the  degree  of  doctor  of  laws. 

Bowdoin  college  has  just  received  from  the  execu- 
tors of  the  will  of  Robert  C.  Winthrop,  Jr.,  $5000, 
the  income  to  be  used  for  the  encouragement  of  the 
study  of  Latin  and  Greek  authors.  His  distinguished 
father,  Robert  C.  Winthrop,  was,  on  account  of  his 
relation  to  the  Bowdoin  family,  an  hereditary  friend  of 
Bowdoin  college  and  a  firm  one,  and  this  gift  is  a 
worthy  monument  to  his  memory. 

"In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  United  States  refuses 
to  graduate  from  West  Point  or  Annapolis  men  who 
are  unable  to  swim,  no  Cornell  students  will  be  cred- 
ited with  a  passing  mark  for  the  spring  term's  drill 
who  has  not  previously  passed  a  satisfactory  examina- 
tion in  swimming."  This  order,  by  Captain  Barton, 
commandant  of  the  cadets  of  Cornell  university,  prac- 
tically makes  swimming  a  requirement  for  graduates 
from  Cornell. — Ex. 

President  James  of  the  university  of  Illinois 
announces  the  establishment  at  Urbana  of  a  new 
school  of  railway  engineering.  It  will  be  opened  for 
work  next  September.  The  school  will  have  three 
departments,  Intended  to  cover  the  entire  range  of 
railway  work.  Aside  from  the  faculty  in  the  various 
departments,  prominent  railway  officials  will  give 
special  courses  to  emphasize  the  value  and  the  practi- 
cal features  of  the  curriculum. 

A   patron   of   the   arts,    living  in  New  Haven,  has 
offered   $5000   toward  a  subscription   for    a  statue  of 
Nathan    Hale  to   be   erected   on   the  Yale  campus. 
Several   years   ago   the  Yale  corporation  appointed  a 
committee    consisting   of  one  of  its   members  and  a 
number   of  prominent  citizens  to  secure  subscriptions 
for  such  a  statue,    but  after  a   few  subscriptions  had 
been   obtained  the  matter  was  dropped  on  the  ground 
that  it  interfered  with  the  bicentennial  fund  subscription. 
Three  new  scholarships  have   been   established   at 
the  University  of  Maine  by  the  Boston,  New  York  and 
Pittsburg   alumni   associations,    respectively.       Five 
new  prizes  have  also  been  instituted  for   the   students 
of  the   agricultural   courses.     The   donors  were   the 
Maine  dairy  association,  L.  C.  Bateman  of  Lewiston, 
H.  E.  Cook  of  Denmark,   N.    Y.,    George   Aiken   of 
Woodstock,  Vt.,  Z.  A.  Gilbert  of  North  Green,   Me., 
and   A.    W.    Oilman,    state   commissioner  of   agri- 
culture. 


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THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


Stanford  university  not  only  boasts  of  the  largest 
gymnasium,  298x178  feet,  and  a  covered  quarter- 
mile  track  surrounding  the  building,  but  also  has  one 
of  the  most-extensive  and  best-equipped  athletic  fields 
in  the  country.  It  contains  about  forty  acres  of  per- 
fectly level  land,  which  is  laid  out  for  football,  base- 
ball, tennis,  and  track  athletics.  There  is  one  field 
for  the  'varsity  football  team  and  supplementary  fields 
for  class  teams.  In  addition  to  this,  tennis  courts  are 
scattered  promiscuously  about  the  campus  itself.— 
Ex. 

The  executive  council  of  Colum  bla  have  recently 
published  their  resolutions  which  are  in  substance  as 
follows  :  To  abolish  the  present  game  of  football,  to 
advise  the  president  to  take  the  necessary  steps 
toward  improving  the  present  demoralizing  condition 
in  college  athletics,  to  obtain  as  far  as  possible,  par- 
ticipation in  athletics  of  the  whole  student  body,  to 
hold  contest  among  the  students  Instead  of  contesting 
against  other  Institutions,  to  hold  all  Inter-collegiate 
contests  on  their  own  property  as  far  as  practicable. 
Ex. 

The  head  guide  to  the  Harvard  university  grounds 
and  buildings,  under  whom  the  new  system  of  licensed 
guides  is  conducted,  in  his  report  to  the  bursar  states 
that   during   July,    August   and   September  a  total  of 
3480  persons  visited  Harvard.     The   lowest   number 
in  one   week   was  150,   and   during   the  first  week  In 
August  there  were  424   visitors.     The   largest   party 
conducted  by  one  guide  was  20  persons.     Guides  are 
at  present  all  students  in  the  university  who  are  earn- 
ing part   of   their   expenses   in  this  way.     They  are 
directly  under  the  supervision  and  control  of  the  office. 

Tb- announcement  has   been   made   that   Andrew 
Carnegie  has  offered  to   Brown   university   $150,000 
toward  the  new  $300,000  library  which   the  corpora- 
tion has  decided  to  build.     At  the  suggestion   of    Mr. 
Carnegie  the  library  will  be  known  as   the   John   Hay 
memorial  library.     Hay  was  an   alumnus   of    Brown, 
class  of  1858.     It  is  planned  to  build  a    library   cap- 
able of  holding  several  hundred  thousand  books,   with 
a  reading-room  for  400  students,  and  separate    rooms 
for  the  various  departments  of  study.      The   work   of 
construction  will  begin  as  soon  as  the  total  funds   are 
In  hand. 


The  annual  catalog  of  the  University  of  Maine  for 
1905-1906  has  just  been  issued.  It  shows  a  total 
enrolment  of  611  students,  an  Increase  of  57  over 
last  year's  number.  There  are  12  graduate  students, 
74  seniors,  113  juniors,  81  sophomores  and  131 
freshmen,  13  in  the  short  pharmacy  course,  12  in 
the  school  of  agriculture,  60  in  the  summer  term, 
nine  in  the  short  agricultural  course,  82  in  the  school 
of  law  and  49  specials.  Twenty-five  names  are  dup- 
licated. The  classification  by  colleges  follows  :  Col- 
of  arts  and  sciences,  1 17  ;  college  of  agriculture,  40; 
college  of  technology,  353;  college  of  pharmacy,  19; 
college  of  law,  82. 


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ADDRESS 


The  College  Signal 


AMHERST,  MASS. 


High  Grade  Work. 
A  Specialty  of  College  Classes. 


102  Main  St.,    - 


NORTHAMPTON,  MASS 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


VOL.     XVI. 


AMHERST.     MASS..     MARCH      14, 


1906 


NO.      10 


Published  Fortnightly  by  Students  of  the  Massachusetts  Agricultural  College. 
Students  and  Alumni  are  requested  to  contribute.    Communications  should  be  addressed    Collkgb  Sm«A.    »„„.«,    M.„     -r       «, 


BOARD  OF  EDITORS. 

ADDISON  TYLER  HASTINCS.  JR..   1906.  Edltor-in  Chief 

RALPH  WARE  PEAKES.1906,  Business  Manager. 

RALPH  JEROME  WATTS.   1907.  Assistant  Business  Manager 
CHARLES  WALTER  CARPENTER,   .906.  Department  Notes.  EDW  N  HOBART  SCOTT    ioM  .  ,       „  — . 

STANLEY  SAWYER  ROGERS.. 906.  College  Notes.  ARTHUR  w£l7aS  SlNS ,'on,    a  '<    °„ 

EARLE  GOODMAN  BARTLETT.  1907,  Athletics.  CLINTON  KING ^ Jr.?  ^"^ 

HERBERT  LINWOOD  WH.TE.   1908.  SaRC^M^CaLfBROWNE    ,908 

EDWIN  DANIELS  PHILBRICK.  1907. 


Term*,  »I.OO  per  year  In  ado,  nee.    31«i8I.  Copl.«,  .Oc.      Pof  fl.  cwd,  ptjj^t^  ^tom ^C^TmcT^T 


Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Foot- Ball  Association, 
College  Senate, 
Readir.g-Room  Association. 


SIGNAL'S  DIRECTORY. 

L.  H.  Moseley,  Pres.  Athletic  Association. 

M.  M.  Clark.   Manager.  Base-Ball  Association,  '. 

R.  W.  Peakes,  Pres.  Nineteen  Hundred  and  Seven  Index. 

J.  E.  Martin,  Sec.  Fraternity  Conference, 

Basket-ball  Association.  A.  T.  Hastings.  Manager. 


Prof.  S.  F.  Howard.  Sec. 

F.  L.  Cutter,  Manager  - 

M.  H.  Clark.  Manager. 

A.  T.  Hastings,  Pres. 


Entered  as  second-class  matter.  Post  Office  at  Amherst. 


Edi-tbriaJs. 


It  has  been  with  great   pleasure   that  we  have  read 
of  the  frequent  banquets  and  meetings  of   the  alumni 
of  our  beloved  college.     A  close  connection  between 
the   college   and   the   alumni   can   be   and    is  being 
obtained  by  these  meetings.     This  exchange  of  inter- 
ests Is  of  the  greatest  value  to  the   students  for  they 
can  see  what  our  alumni   are  doing  in  the  world  and 
also  they  see  with  what  glorious  college  spirit  the  old 
grads  meet  together  and  exchange  experiences.     The 
younger   graduates  are  making   themselves  known  in 
the  world  and   raising  the  status  of  M.  A.  C.  by  their 
masterful  efforts  in  business   communities.     It  is  this 
fact  that  brings  greater  desire  for  good  work,  while  in 
college,   among   the    undergraduates,    for   they   can 
appreciate  that  our  college   has  the  power  to  turn  out 
such  men  as  they  read   about  In  the  accounts  of  the 
alumni  banquets.     It  has  been  said  that  the  alumni 
make  the  college  and  If  this,  a  fact  that  can  hardly 
be  doubted,  be  true,  surely  Massachusetts  has  nothing 


to  fear  of  not  being  recognized  as  a  powerful  influence 
in  the  scientific  and  business  world. 


As  this  is  the  last   issue  of  the  Signal  the  present 
board  will  edit,  a  few  words  of  parting  will  not  be  out 
of  place.     Our  work   has  been  placed  In  your  hands 
and  you  can  judge  for  yourselves  as  to  Its  merits  and 
demerits.     Our  aim   has  been  to  place  In  the  hands 
of  the  alumni  a  paper  which  would  give   the   college 
events  and  progress  in  as  clear  a  manner  as  possible. 
In   doing   this   we   owe    our   sincerest   thanks  to  the 
members  of  the  faculty  and  prominent   alumni    who 
have  always  been  willing  and  glad  to  assist  us.     On 
numerous  occasions,  we   have   copied   articles   from 
such  papers  as  the  Boston  Globe,  Amherst  Record, 
and  Springfield  Republican,  believing  that  In  this  way 
a  clearer  and  better   account  of  certain   events  could 
be  given.     While  the  students  as  a  body  do  but  little 
In  support  of   the    paper   there   are  a  goodly   number 
who  have  been  constantly  ready  to  give  timely  assist- 
ance and  to  these  we  now  wish  to  extend  our  thanks. 
We  certainly   hope  that  In  the  future  the  Signal  will 


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become  a  better  college  paper  than  it  has  been  and 
that  the  students  themselves  will  realize  that  they  are 
as  much  accountable  for  the  outcome  of  the  paper  as 
the  board  of  editors  is.  The  new  editor,  we  feel,  is  a 
man  perfectly  capable  of  carrying  on  this  work  and 
we  are  looking  forward  to  the  work  that  he  will  do. 
The  new  manager  has  been  tested  and  not  found 
wanting  and  we  know  that  he  will  carry  out  the  finan- 
cial and  business  end  in  a  thoroughly  competent  man- 
ner. In  closing  we  wish  personally  to  thank  the  men 
of  the  old  board  for  the  hearty  support  they  have  given 
the  paper. 


Are  you  students  thinking  of  the   coming  baseball 

season   or    have  you   allowed   yourselves  to  forget  ? 

How    many  of   you    have   given  up  some    wished-for 

pleasure  or  have  worked  a  few  more  hours  in  order  to 

assist    the    manager  as   you   should  ?     You   students 

are  certainly  wise  enough  to  recognize  that  such  an 

experience  as  the  college    athletics   have    undergone 

for  the  past  year  can  not  be  repeated  again.     One  of 

the  members  of   the  faculty  recently  said  that  he  was 

convinced  that  the  students  of  M.  A.  C.  would  soon 

realize  that  the  college  would  be  compelled  sooner  or 

later  to  give  up  all  athletic  interests.     He   could  not 

be  blamed  for  that   idea  and  we   know  that  he  still 

clings  to  it.      He  has  every   reason  to  feel  as  he  does 

if  we    look   upon  the   question   from    his   standpoint 

which  is  a  justifiable  one.     The  question  now  is,  are 

you  as  students  willing  that  such   opinions  should  be 

held  against  you  ?     Are   you  willing  to  go  your  way 

taking  no  thought  of  what  others  think  of  you  ?     The 

time  has  now   come  for  every  student  to  feel  that  he 

must  help  in  the   coming  season  of  baseball,  so  that 

at  the  close  of  the  season,  such  opinions  as  the  above 

ment    nad  member  of  the  faculty  expressed,  will  have 

no  possible   foundation  or   justification.     The  alumni 

are  standing   back  of  the    college   athletics  to  a  man 

and  If  it  were  not  for  these   loyal   men  we  would  have 

no  athletics   today.     Think   about  it,  you  students  of 

old  Massachusetts,  are  you   willing  to  have  others  do 

your   share  of   what  is  manifestly   your  duty?     We 

know  that  If  the  question  is  thought  of  as  it  should  be, 

there  will  be  no  occasion   for  any  anxiety  on  the  part 

of  those  who  are   impatiently  awaiting  the  coming  of 

baseball  again  into  our  college  life. 


MINSTREL   SHOW. 

The  minstrel   show   held  In   the  drill    hall    on   the 
evening  of  March  2nd.,  under  the  auspices  of    1906, 
was  a  decided  success  showing  conclusively  that  such 
occasions  are  to  be  highly  commended  in  the  college. 
The  songs  were  all  well  sung  and  the  chorus  of   thirty 
was  as  good   as   the   best.     The   end    men,    Messrs 
Kennedy,    Curtis,    Wholley   and    Chace   particularly 
distinguished  themselves  as  clever  comedians.     The 
cornet  duo   by  Messrs.    Rogers   and  Peakes   was    in 
itself  worth   the  price   of   admission.     The   imperial 
city  quartet  was  perhaps  the  hit  of  the  evening   and 
no  one  who  attended  will  soon  forget  the    sensational 
and  awe  inspiring  discords  that  were  presented.     The 
senior   class  wish   to  extend   their   thanks  to  all    the 
students  who  by  their  assistance,  helped  to  make    the 
show  a  grand  success.     The    show  will  be   presented 
in  the  neighboring  towns   during  the  coming   months. 
The  program  : 

1.  Overture,  College  Orchestra 

2.  Opening  Chorus.  Entire  Company 

3.  Solo— Sympathy.  Mr.  Cobb 

4.  Solo— In  Dear  Old  Georgia.  Mr.  Peakes 

5.  Mandolin  Solo— Selected,  Mr.  Wheeldon 

6.  End  Song— St,  Patrick's  Day's  a  bad  day 

for  the  Coons,  Mr.  Kennedy 

Part  Two. 

7.  End  Song— Parody.  Mr.  Curtis 
9.  Cornet  Duo— Selected,  Messrs  Rodgers  and  Peakes 
9.     Solo— Genevieve,  Mr.  Cutting 

10.  End  Song— Robinson  Crusoe's  Tale,  Mr.  Wholley 

11.  Imperial  City  Quartette 

12.  Final.  Entire  Company 

Senior  officers  acted  as  ushers. 


THE  CONNECTICUT  VALLEY  ALUNNI  ASSO 
CIATION  BANQUET. 

The  Connecticut  valley  alumni  association  held 
their  annual  banquet  at  the  Worthy  hotel  in  Spring- 
field, on  the  evening  of  Feb.  14th.  The  guests  of 
the  evening  were  President-elect  Kenyon  L.  Butter- 
field  and  Prof.  George  F.  Mills.  There  were  about 
40  members  of  the  association  present.  The  college 
orchestra  furnished  -music  and  student  songs  for  the 
occasion.  A  business  meeting  followed  the  postpradial 
exercises,  and  the  following  officers  were  elected  for 
the  ensuing  year :  President,  Walter  I.  Boynton,  '92, 
of    Springfield ;    vice-presidents,  John  A.    Barrl,  75, 


of  Springfield,  and  C.  M  Hubbard,  '92,  of  Sunder- 
land; treasurer,  W.  A.  Brown,  '91,  of  Springfield  ; 
secretary,  H.  D.  Hemenway  of  Hartford,  Ct. 

William    P.   Birnie,  71,  the  president' of  the  asso- 
ciation,   presided,  and  Introduced  as  the  first  speaker 
President-elect    Butterfield,    whose  opening  remarks 
were  constautly  interrupted  by  cheers  and  school  jokes 
from   the  "old  grads."     He  said  that  he  had  no  pre- 
pared speech   and   no   program  of  administration  to 
announce.     To   his   mind  the  greatest  problem  that 
faces   the   agricultural  colleges  of  the  present  is  the 
tendency   to  make  the  training  more  scientific  than 
liberal.     The  agricultural  college  exists  first  of  all  for 
the  men,  and  must  continue  to  so  exist.     The  facul- 
ties are  sometimes  inclined  to  forget  that  this  should 
be  the  real  aim  of  the  institutions  that  they  serve,  and 
they  must  keep  the  fact  always  in  mind.     The  funda- 
mental problem  is  to  reach  the  men,  and  it  is  unwise 
to  employ  courses  of  such  a  special  character  that  the 
man  fails  to  be  liberalized.     Culture   and    scientific 
efficiency    are    compatible.     The    same   should   be 
applied   to    research  work  where  there  is  a  tendency 
among   students   to   believe    that   they   are  pursuing 
science  for  its  own  sake  alone.     Every  man  in  such  a 
course  should  remember  that  the  final  use  and  results 
of   his  work  there  are  after  all  to  do  with  men.     The 
truth   that  the  student  searches  for  does  not  exist  for 
his  sake,  but  for  mankind.     Another  department  that 
should  be  carefully  regarded  is  that  of  "extension  work. 
The   modern  agricultural  college  must  not  only  reach 
the  student,  but  extend  a  brotherly  hand  to  the  people 
of  farm  and  town,  and  to  all  interested  in  country  life. 
It    must    be.a  source  of  knowledge  and  inspiration  to 
even  the  dwellers  in  the  city.     Whatever   we    may 
think   of   other  things,  there  must  always  remain  this 
idea  of  service  to  man. 

Speaking  of  the  late  President  Goodell,  Mr.  Butter- 
field  said  that  he  could  not  attempt  to  give  a  eulogy 
because  he  had  not  known  the  man  personally.  But 
he  had  heard  from  so  many  sources  the  expressed 
affection  of  Mr.  Goodell 's  old  boys  that  he  felt  embar- 
rassed to  followed  him.  He  could  think  of  no  higher 
honor  than  to  be  placed  in  a  position  where  he  might 
possibly  gain  such  love  and  esteem  from  such  a  body 
of  men  as  the  alumni  of  the  school  can  show.  He 
said  that  he  hoped  for  the  esteem  if  not  the  affection, 
and   he   extended  a  plea  for  support  and  sympathy  In 


facing   the   problems  and  work  In  the  coming  years. 
It   was  his  desire  to  feel  the  loyalty  and  sympathy  of 
the  alumni  association  there  assembled.     The  founda- 
tion for  a  magnificent  work  has  been  laid  at  the  Mas- 
sachusetts  agricultural   college.     The  men  who  have 
been   at   the  helm  have  done  the  pioneer  work,  and 
now  we  can  develop  from  the  foundation  they  laid. 
At    the  threshhold  of  undreamed  of  development  In 
agricultural  colleges  I  hope  to  be  in  this  forward  work. 
Mr.  Birnie  next  introduced  Acting  president  W.  P. 
Brooks,    who   said  that  the  gathering  would  naturally 
expect  to  hear  from  him  a  report  of  the  old  Institution 
and    Its   work.     There   are  now  about  250  students 
enrolled,  a  greater  number   than  ever  before.     The 
school  Is  also  prosperous    materially  as  well,  although 
it  has  not  been  open  to  the  large  endowment  fund  that 
the    other    New  England  colleges  have  been  recently 
receiving.     Nevertheless,    Major    Oliver,    the    first 
military   director,    left  In  his  will  a  request   that    his 
library    and   pictures  should  go  to  the  school  together 
with  a  sum  of  $5000,   the  income  from  which  should 
be  used  for  advance  work  in  dairy  methods.      He  said 
the   school  has  also  received   several    prizes,  among 
those    being   one  for  Its  advance  work  along  the  lines 
of   forestry.     The   fact  that  the  western  alumni  have 
established  a  sum  to  create  a  prize  for  that  sophomore 
in  each  class  who  attains  the  highest  rank  in  scholar- 
ship  work   and    example  shows  that  the  old  students 
bear  a  strong  love  for  their  alma    mater-     Neverthe- 
less  the    needs  of  the    institution  are  great,  and  It  is 
proposed  to  ask  the  Legislature  for  $168,000  this  year. 
This  sum  is  greater  than  we  have  ever  before  requested 
but  I  am   convinced  that  we  are  In  reality  modest,  he 
said.     Many   of  the  western  states  are  yearly  giving 
to  their  universities  stipends  which,  raised  at  the  same 
per  capita  rate  here  would  amount  to  more  In  one  year 
than    Massachusetts   has   appropriated  to  its  college 
during  the    entire    40   years   of    its   existence.     The 
small  city  of  Springfield  has  appropriated  more  money 
for  two  high   school  buildings   than  the  state  has  put 
into   those   at    the   agricultural    college  in  40  years. 
How   will    our   buildings  Impress  students  who  have 
been   fitted  in  the  Springfield  high  school?     That  the 
agricultural  college  does  draw  students  from  the  cities 
is  shown  by    the  fact  that   one-third  of  them  are  sons 
of   business    men,    one-third  the  sons  of  farmers  and 
one-fifth  those  of  laborers.     It  Is  because  of  this  that 


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we  have  a  right  to  draw  on  the  dollars  of  all  classes  in 
the  state. 

Among  the  other  speakers  was  Prof.  James  H. 
Webb,  73,  of  the  law  department  of  Yale  university, 
who  said  that  the  college's  greatest  crop  is  cultured, 
intelligent  and  resourceful  men.  He  was  in  favor  of 
a  broader  cultural  curriculum  and  emphasized  the 
need  of  giving  a  more  prominent  place  to  Latin  and 
the  modern  languages.  William  H.  Bowker,  '71,  of 
Boston  told  of  the  task  that  the  board  of  trustees  had 
experienced  in  filling  President  Goodell's  place.  He 
stated  it  to  be  his  belief  that  the  right  man  had  been 
at  last  found.  Prof.  S.  Francis  Howard,  '94,  gave 
an  outline  of  the  present  athletic  situation  at  the  col- 
lege, and  circulated  blank  pledges  among  the  alumni 
for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  subscriptions  to  support  a 
football  coach  for  next  fall.  J.  F.  3arrett,  '75,  of 
New  York  was  among  the  later  speakers,  and  gave 
witty  comments  on  all  of  the  previous  addresses.  He 
said  that  nothing  serious  had  ever  been  expected  from 
him  at  such  gatherings,  and  that  he  had  never  been 
known  to  be  a  disappointment  to  his  listeners.  Robert 
W.  Lyman,  '7 1 ,  register  of  deeds  of  Hampshire 
county,  told  several  humorous  stories  and  spoke  of  the 
condition  of  the  school  at  present.  Others  who  spoke 
were  Herbert  Myrlck,  '82,  L.  C.  Greenough  of  West- 
field  and  Charles  E.  Beach,  '82,  of  West  Hartford, 
Ct. 

Those  present  were  : — 

F.  A.  Waugh,  professor  Massachusetts  agricultural 
college,  A.  Courtney  Washburn  of  Hartford,  Charles 
A.  Gleason  of  Springfield,  J.  C.  Greenough  of  West- 
field,  William  P.  Birnie,  71,  of  Springfield,  William 
H.  Bowker,  71,  of  Boston,  George  Leonard,  71,  of 
Springfield,  Robert  W.  Lyman,  71,  of  Northampton, 
Edw'n  B.  Smead,  71,  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  Daniel  P. 
Cole,  72,  of  Springfield,  John  B.  Minor,  73,  of 
New  Britain,  Conn.,  James  H.  Webb,  '63,  of  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  W.  H.  Barstow,  75,  of  Boston,  Wil- 
liam Strain,  74,  of  Mount  Carmel,  Conn.,  J.  F. 
Barrett, 75,of  Newport,  John  A.  Barry, 75, of  Spring- 
field, William  P.  Brooks,  75,  of  Amherst,  G.  A. 
Parker,  76,  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  Charles  H.  South- 
worth,  77,  of  Springfield,  H.  F.  Hubbard,  78,  of 
Providence,  R.  I.,  George  P.  Smith,  79,  of  Sunder- 
land, William  H.  Gee,  '80,  Charles  E.  Beach,  '82, 
of  West   Hartford,   Conn.,    Herbert    Myrlck,  '82,  of 


Springfield,  Prof.  James  B.  Paige,  '82,  of  Amherst, 
James  S.  Williams,  '82,  of  Glastonbury,  Conn., 
Walter  J.  Boynton,  '91,  Walter  I.  Boynton,  92,  of 
Springfield,  Cyrus  M.  Hubbard,  '92,  of  Sunderland, 
Richard  P.  Lyman,  '92,  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  Charles 
A.  Goodrich,  '93,  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  Prof.  S.  Fran- 
cis Howard,  '94,  of  Amherst,  Erastus  J.  Starr,  '94, 
of  Spencer,  H.  D.  Hemenway,  '95,  of  Hartford, 
Conn.,  J.  Alden  Davis,  '96,  of  Springfield,  Dr.  E. 
W.  Capen,  '96,  of  Monson,  Prof.  A.  S.  Kenney, 
'96,  of  Mount  Holyoke,  George  C.  Hubbard,  '99,  of 
Sunderland.  The  members  of  the  orchestra  were  : 
William  Colbourn  Tannatt,  '06,  drum  ;  Frank  Henry 
Kennedy,  '06,  piano  ;  Stanley  Sawyer  Rogers,  '06, 
cornet ;  William  Everett  Adams,  '09,  violin  ;  Harold 

Parsons  Crosby,  '90,  violin. 

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WASHINGTON  ALUMNI  MEET. 

A  meeting  of  the  M.  A.  C.  club  of  Washington, 
D.  C.  was  held  at  the  Shoreham  Hotel  an  the  even- 
ing of  Feb.  9.  Three  new  names  were  placed  on  the 
roll  of  active  membership  and  W.  H.  Beal,  a  gradu- 
ate of  Virginia  Polytechnic  Institute,  who  was 
employed  in  the  Hatch  Station  in  the  early  nineties, 
was  unanimously  elected  an  honorary  member  of  the 
club.  The  new  active  members  are  F  .  F.  Henshaw. 
'04,  P.  F.  Staples,  '94,  and  F.  A.  Bartlett,  '05. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing 
year:  President,  A.  W.  Morrill,  '00;  first  vice- 
president,  W.  E.  Hinds,  '99  ;  second  vice-president, 
W.  A.  Hooker,  '99 ;  secretary  and  treasurer,  F.  D. 
Couden,  '04;  choragus,  P.  F.  Staples,  '04. 

The  business  session  was  preceeded  by  a  smoker 
and  a  series  of  "smoke-talks"  from  the  members 
present,  the  retiring  president,  C.  B.Lane,  '95,  acting 
as  master  of  ceremonies.  In  his  introductory 
remarks,  Mr.  Lane  referred  to  the  recent  loss  sus- 
tained by  the  college  and  its  alumni  in  the  death  of 
their  beloved  president  and  then  spoke  briefly  concern- 
ing the  value  of  the  courses  offered  at  M.  A.  C, 
and  of  the  tendency  and  necessity  for  broadening 
those  courses.  He  closed  by  proposing  the  health 
and  success  of  the  new  president. 

Dr.  E.  W.  Allen,  '85.,  made  the  principle  address 
of  the  evening.  In  referring  to  President  Goodell, 
Dr.  Allen  said,  "  we  cannot  do  too  much  to  honor 
men   like   him   who  was  a   personal  friend   to   eac' 


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one  of  us      He  stood  by  us  during  the  darkest  days 
of    the   college;    and   to   him,    more   than    to   any 

whaV   IT    T'    bei°ngS   thC    Credif    for   ™*ing   « 
what   ,   has   become      Modest  ^  « 

shrank  from  publicity,  yet  he   did   not    hesitate  fn  the 
performance  of  the  peculiar  duties  devolving  from  his 

uTad:d\rrr0UghhiSeff0rtS'    S°meti-S   a'™ 
unaided     the   General   Court   has    time     and    again 

passed  legislation  favorable  to   the    College."     D 

Allen  also  spoke  of  President  Butterfield  as  a  youn* 

man  unusually  well  qualified  for  the   position   he   ha! 

been  ca.led  to  fill,  and  one  who  is  likely  to  bring  with 

h.m  new  ideas  which  will  be  to  the  advantage    of   the 

ce° rnT;  th  HC  the"  g3Ve  S°me  imerest,ne  data  'on- 
line* I  h  'T?  °f  edUC3ti°n  a,0n*  a*ricul^al 
lines,  both  east   and   west,    and  spoke  of  some  of  the 

openings  for  men  who  have  been  trained  in  agriculture 
e  errlngparticular.y  to  the  growing  need   J  agricul.' 
tural  engineers.  5 

Travels,  college  reminiscences,  and  personal  ad ven- 

r;hwoerf  £  th:T o{  the  severai  informai  *Pea'- 

rs   who   followed    Dr.    Allen,  and  it  was  not  until  a,| 
he  members  present   had  been  heard  from,  that  the 

th.rd  reunion  of  the  Washington  alumni  was  over 
Active  membership  in  the  club  Is  open  to  all  former 
udensof    M.A.C.     Those  residing  in  the  vicinity 

secreTaTy     '         ""^     COmmunicate     **>     the 


0>He£t  JYot*$. 


-Mr.  Canavan  has  been  confined  to  his  house  with 
a  severe  cold. 

-Brown,  '08  has  been  confined   to    his    room    on 
account  of  ill  health. 

-Miss  Bartholomew,  '09,    entertained   her  sister 
during  the  past  week.  j 

-p^«sor  Waugh  gave  a  very  interesting  talk  to 
tne  Amherst  Grange  last  week. 

-During  the  past  two  weeks  the  college  orchestra 
has  Played  at  the  Worthy  hotel  and  in  the  town  h*ll 
in  Amherst. 

-R  W  Wellington  and  L.  H.  Mosely  have 
bven  elected  to  serve  as  a  committee  to  select  the 
seii .or  class  cup. 


set^PH°lF',tA'  r^  Wl"  Sf>eak  8t  the  Massach"" 
setts    Horticultural   society   meeting   to   be    held    In 

Worcester  this  week. 

—The    Musical   association   will  give  an  invitation 
music  1  ne  evenjng  Qf  Apr|]  )3      The  J*  *  o 

dent  body  will  receive   invitations  at  some  future  day 
-James  F.  Wood  of   North    Dana,   who  for   the 
past  two  years  has  taught  practical  bee  culture  to   the 
members  of   the   Short   course,   died   at   his   home 

-F,ft«n   seniors  are   taking   law   under    Judge 
*-Tm  Nrhampt0n-    W**  Lyman  recently  took 

°;  :ghthe  court  house  and  ****** 

the  method  by  which  it  is  carried  on. 
mar^V,;^"5*   L'tt,et0n   has  been  e'"ted 

in  111      ,  m   hM  b6en  e,CCted  t0   SerVe   «    odltor- 
manager  M"  Br°WnC  °f  Ma'den'    ass,stant 

♦h  TA?  re°ent  meeUn*the  allege  senate  voted  that 

our.  rrtHmer  daSS   mUSt   h°,d   ,he'r   dass   banQ.^ 
during   the    f.rst  two   weeks    ,n  May   and   that   they 

appropriate   the   money  for  the   junior  Cass   banquet 
before  the  Easter  vacation. 

-The  officers  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  for  the  coming 
year  are  as  follows  :  President,  Charles  H.  White  of 
Providence,  R.  |. .  vice-president,  Allan  D.  Farrar 
Amherst;  secretary  and  treasurer,  John  T.  Caru- 
thers  Columbia,  Tenn.,  and  corresponding  secretary, 
Ralph  J.  Watts  of  Littleton. 

-The  following  men  have  been  elected  to  the 
Signal  board  :  Joseph  O.  Chapman,  '07,  of  East 
Brewster;  Allan  D.  Farrar,  '08,  of  Amherst;  Dan- 
forth  B.  Miller,  '08,  of  Worcester;  Orwell  B. 
Briggs  09,  of  Great  Barrlngton,  and  George  T. 
Richardson,  '09,  of  Middleboro. 

—The    sophomore    class    elected   the    following 
officers  for   the  present   semester :  President   T    S 
Warner;  vice-president,  S.J.  Wright;  secretary  and 
treasurer,  M.   M.  Browne;  historian,   A.  D.  Farrar 
sargent-at-arms,  P.   M.   Eastman  ;  class   captain   s' 
A.  Shattuck;  baseball   captain,  G.   R.    Gobb-  base- 
ball manager,  H.  M.  Jennlson. 

—The  freshman  class   have  elected  the   following 
officers  for  the  present  semester :  President,    G.    R. 


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Fulton;  vice-president,  R.  Potter;  secretary,  C.  H. 
White  ;  treasurer,  R.  D.  Lull ;  sargent-at-arms,  H. 
P.Crosby;  historian,  D.  J.  Caffrey  ;  class  captain, 
S.  G.  Willis;  baseball  captain,  A.  W.  Hubbard; 
baseball  manager,  C.  R.  Webb. 


BASKETBALL. 

1908,25;    1909,  10. 

The  annual  sophomore-freshmen  game  in  basket- 
ball occurred  in  the  Drill  hall  on  last  Friday  evening 
and  resulted  in  a  victory  for  1908,25—10.  From 
the  start  the  game  was  replete  with  sensational  shots 
and  passes  being  therefore  an  intensely  Interesting 
game.  The  class  of  1908  excelled  In  passing  and 
shooting  notwithstanding  the  stubborn  guarding  of  the 
1909  quintet.  Gillett  and  Cobb  excelled  for  1908 
and  Burke  and  White  took  the  honors  for  the 
freshmen. 

Line  up  and  score  : 

1908.  1909- 

Cobb.  1.  f.,  r-  t-  Willis 

Whitmarsh,  Coleman,  r.  f..  1-  g-.  White 

Gillett.  c.  c-  Neil 

Bates,  Shattuck.  r.  b..  I.  U  Noyes.  Cox 

Regan.  1.  g..  r-  {-  Burke 

Score— 1908.  25;  1909.  10.  Goals  from  floor— Gillett. 
4 ;  Whitmarsh.  2 ;  Cobb.  2 ,  Bates,  1  ;  Burke.  2 ;  Noyes, 
I  j  Neil  1.  Goals  from  fouls— Gillett.  7;  Burke.  5. 
Fouls— 1908.  9;  1909,6.  Referee— A.  T.  Hastings,  1906. 
Scorer— E.  D.  Philbrick.  1908.  Timers— F.  H.  Kennedy, 
1906,  and  M.  H.  Clark.  1907. 


THE  AUTOCRAT. 

With  the  approach  of  spring  many  signs  of  life 
appear.  The  turbulent  brook  rushes  by  us  on  Its  way 
to  the  long  river,  proclaiming  freedom  to  all  the  clods 
of  grass  which  at  present  He  sleeping,  clothed  in  the 
last  5.e*  worn  snow  banks.  Soon  the  buds  will  send 
forth  their  tender  shoots  and  all  nature  will  enjoy  a 
rennalssance.  With  the  awaking  of  nature  comes 
also  the  Autocrat  who  for  several  months  has  hiber 
nated  In  his  dusty  garret  room— cheered  only  by  the 
solitary  mouse  that  is  wont  to  run  hither  and  yon 
among  the  papers  of  his  desk  in  search  of  some  unfin- 
ished manuscript  that  will  bring  before  the  students  of 
Old  Massachusetts  ideas  that  can  not  be  set  forth 
except  in  an  anonymous  way.  From  time  to  time 
the  Autocrat  will  send  these  gnawed  papers  to  the 
editor  which  he  may  publish  when  copy  is  short. 


In  passing  through  one  of  the  passageways  of  South 
College,  a  passageway  lighted  by  windows  which  have 
been  prepared  with  a  coating  of  whitewash,  the  Auto- 
crat notices  a  copious  display  of  class  numerals  upon 
the  windows.  Judging  from  appearances,  the  class 
of  '09  must  be  well  up  In  the  estimation  of  the  col- 
lege, for  is  she  not  represented  at  least  twenty  times 
upon  the  covered  glass?  Surely  such  a  display  can- 
not but  represent  the  great  worth  and  dignity  of  the 
class.  True,  the  greater  number  of  the  numerals 
have  been  changed  by  over-markings  into  1908's,  but 
that  does  not  detract  from  the  original  importance  of 
the  display.  Besides  such  a  secondary  representa- 
tion, 1908  shows  a  display  of  four  numerals  which 
are  evidently  first  hand,  as  some  of  them  have  been 
very  carefully  changed  into  1909s.  1907  is  not  rep- 
resented upon  the  screen,  probably  because  '09  was 
so  Interested  in  the  display  of  her  own  numerals  that 
she  forgot  her  patron.  Not  so  with  1906.  Evidently 
some  enthusiastic  '08  man  has  also  done  honor  to 
'06,  for  her  numerals  appear  four  times  upon  the 
glass.  Besides  these  displays,  we  are  much  amused 
to  learn  that  '08  was  "on  the  blink"  until  '09  super- 
ceded her.  So  the  displays  run,  a  collection  of  which 
the  various  classes  ought  to  be  proud,  especially  in 
regard  to  location. 

A  similar  display  of  numerals  appeared  last  year  on 
the  partitions  of  a  certain  passage-way  in  North  Col- 
lege, only  then  1908  was  the  prominent  class,  with 
1907  as  a  close  second.  The  epitaphs  which  also 
abounded  were  remarkably  concise  and  expressive. 
But  such  a  state  of  affairs  soon  appealed  to  the  better 
judgment  of  certain  '08  men  as  unworthy  the  dignity 
of  a  college  man,  and  two  worthy  members  of  the 
class,  armed  with  scrub  brushes  and  plenty  of  good 
soapy  water,  undid  in  half  an  hour  the  accumulation 
of  weeks  of  petty  arrogance  and  misdirected  loyalty. 
The  work  which  1908  was  largely  responsible  for  was 
undone,  and  everybody  felt  that  a  long  stride  had 
been  taken  toward  decency  and  the  proper  respect  of 
college  property. 

Why  is  it  that  when  a  freshmen  comes  to  college, 
his  one  ambition  seems  to  be  to  plaster  his  class 
numerals  over  everything  he  can  get  at,  and  later, 
when  he  joins  a  fraternity,  he  must  display  his  frater- 
nity letters  with  the  same  degree  of  reckless  regard  of 


Propriety  ?     Of  course  he  is  proud  of  his  class  and  his 
fraternity   but  should  he  announce  the  fact  with  the 
b  are  o    the  trumpet  ?     The  man  who  is  truly  proud 
of  his  class  and  fraternity,  whose  class  and  fraternity 
are  truly  proud  of    him,  Is  the  man   who   goes  about 
minding  h,s  own   business  in  a  quiet  way,  but  who  is 
always  to  be  depended  upon  to  do  his  duty  well  in  his 
several  college  connections.    Any  one  can  write  a  few 
figures  or  letters  upon  the  walks,  but  that  isn't  a  test  of 
strength  and  worth.     Moreover,  It  often  proves  humil- 
iating in  the  end.     Is  i,  any  credit  to  a  class  to  have 
ts  numerals  made  over  into  those  of  another  class? 

LC LZrT*  a  litUe  diSCreti°n  and  res,raint  'n  the 
exh  bi  ion  of  our  enthusiasm    for  the   various   college 

Institutions  which  honor  us  with  their  support  and 
may  we  be  truly  worthy  of  the  pride  and  trust '  they 
place  in  us.  J 

And   now,  if,  as  we   suppose,    1909   has   the   true 
Mass  chusetts   spirit,  she  will   see  that  the    display  of 
figures  which  she  is  largely  responsible  for  is  covered 
with  a  new  coat  of  whitewash,  and  if  she  fails  in  her 
duty,  we  will  quietly  leave  the  matter  to  1908      The 
Autocrat  does  not  like  to  be  looking  for  trouble".//  the 
"me    but  there    are    some    questions  of  self  respect, 
and  of  other  people's  property  which  we  are  fully  able 
o  cope  with    ourselves,   without  the    interference  of 
those  above  us.     There  are  some  questions  of  self- 
government  which  we  can  and  ought  to  handle  our- 
selves.     Self-respect   is  the   first   step   toward  good 

i^eornanl8°uernment'and,heS00ner  we   '"""hat 
Iround  us       **  '  *  *  **  "  "  "»  -  «"~ 


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PUBLIC  HEARING  ON  APPROPRIATION 
BILL. 

Sit*™?  °n  th<!  C°"ege  appr°Priation  bill  providing 
$168,000  for  new  buildings  was  given  by  the  legisla 
«ve  com  mm  ee  on  agriculture  ,n  the  town  hall  at 
Amherst  last  Friday  morning.  The  hearing  was 
largely  attended  and  was  a  lively  affair  ft  was 
opened  in  the  district  court  room,  but  this  soon  proved 
oo  small  for  the  Increasing  crowd  and  after  a  short 
time  adjournment  was  made  to  the  town  hall 

Chairman  Frank  Gerrett  of  Greenfeld  presided,  and 
the  other  members  of  the  committee  present  were 
Senator  phoney  of  Chicopee  and  Representatives 
Bailey  of  Northampton,  Prouty  of  Worcester,    Ben- 


nett   of  Saugus,  Sherman   of  Marshfield,   Thompson 
of  Halifax,    Granger   of    Agawami    Wooldred        q{ 
Lunenburg,  Coffin  of  West    Newbury,    McNemey   of 
Becket  and  Prescott  of  Concord. 
The  trustees  present  were  J.  H.  Demond  of  North- 

of  the  state  board  of  agriculture  ,  N.  T.  Bowditch  of 
South  Framingham  and  Charles  A.  Gleason  of 
Springfield. 

Charles  A.  Gleason  of  Springfield,  chairman  of  the 
board   of  trustees   of  the   college,  in  opening  for  the 
petit  oners,  said   that   he   was  unable  to  be  present  at 
Boston   to   hear   the   petitioner's   case  as  it  went  in 
He   showed   that   it  was  poor  business  policy  to  raise 
^pensive   crops   and    then  waste  them  after  they  are 
grown.     The  college  has  on  its  hands  a  farm   of   250 
acres     and  the   state  wants  the  farm  conducted  in  a 
profitable   and   business-like   way.     The  farm  should 
be  made  to   pay  if   possible.     If  ,he  sale  of  the  crops 
was   restricted,    the  college  should  have  to  appeal  to 
the  trustees  for  more  funds. 

In  opening  the  opposition,  Lawyer  William  J    Re||- 
ley  of  Amherst  asked  Mr.  Gleason  if  the  farm  paid  a 
profit  in  J904.     Mr.  Gleason   answered,    "No"     If 
the  farm  were  discontinued  or  run  on  a  smaller   scale 
would    the    trustees   have   to   go   to  the  state?     The 
answer  was,  "Yes."     Lawyer  Reilley  said  the    trus- 
tees had  promised  at  the  trustees'  meeting   held   last 
year  that  the  college  would  not  in  the  future   compete 
in   the   local   markets.     This   fact  was  denied  by  the 
trustees  present.     Several  farmers  spoke  against   the 
competition,  showing  how  the  Massachusetts  agricul- 
tural college  was  injurious  to  their  respective  interests 
The  farmers  speaking  in  opposition  were   as   follows  • 
A.  j.  Randall  of  Hadley,  John    W.    Clark   of    North 
Hadley,  F.  M.  Johnson  of  Amherst,  William    Walsh 
of  North  Hadley,  F.  C.  Kidder  of  Sunderland,  Oscar 
L.    Clark   of    South   Amherst,    A.    E.    Ray   of   the 
Amherst  creamery,  Henry  C.  West,  L.  W.  West  and 
Henry  E.  Smith  of  Hadley,  G.  H.  Sinclair,  florist,  of 
Easthampton,  Emerson  Smith  of  Smiths  Ferry  Fred 
Lawrence   of  Hockanum,    market   gardener,  M.   B 
Kingman.       Mr.    Kingman    closed   the    case  for  the 
opponents  of  the  bill,  saying  that  all  they  were  asking 
for  was  fair  play.     He  showed  that  there  was   nothing 
left  for  the  farmers  to  do  but  to  leave  the  trustees  and 
go  to  the  legislative  committee    for   relief.      Lawyer 


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Reilley,  when  the  opposition  closed,  had  ail  the  farm- 
ers present  who  believed  that  the  competition  should 
stop  stand  up.  A  third  or  more  of  the  audience 
stood  up,  probably  about  100  farmers. 

The  closing  speakers  for  the  petitioners  then  came 
on.  J.  Lewis  Ellsworth  showed  that  the  college  was 
a  benefit  to  the  town  of  Amherst,  and  he  hoped  that 
something  might  be  done  so  that  the  difficulty  would 
be  settled  for  good.  Acting  President  W.  P.  Brooks 
said  he  was  heartily  in  favor  of  aiding  the  interests 
both  of  the  farmers,  of  the  state  and  of  the  college. 
He  deprecated  the  opposition.  He  would  admit  there 
were  isolated  cases  when  the  college  had  seemed  to 
interfere  with  the  business  of  individuals.  He  said 
he  had  received  letters  from  all  the  New  England 
state  institutions,  the  middle  states  and  many  other  of 
the  state  institutions,  and  the  conditions  were  the 
same  as  in  Amherst.  He  showed  that  produce  raised 
by  the  college  was  generally  sold  at  a  higher  price 
than  the  farmers  sold  it.  Professor  Waugh  said  that 
the  whole  case  had  not  been  heard  and  that  the 
greater  part  of  the  citizens  of  Amherst  were  in  favor 
of   the  college. 


THE  NEW  DAIRY. 

The  dairy  is  now  situated  in  South  College  in  that 
part  of  the  basement  between  the  Agricultural  Lab- 
oratory and  the  portion  pertaining  to  the  dormitory. 
A  brick  wall  has  been  put  up  in  place  of  the  wooden 
one  which  formerly  separated  the  old  boiler-room 
from  the  dormitory  basement,  thus  rendering  secure 
the  contents  of  the  creamery. 

Entrance  Is  gained  from  the  rear  of  South  College 
in  the  corner  formed  by  the  two  wings  and  facing  the 
tennis  courts.  One  enters  directly  into  the  large 
separat'ng-room,  which  is  at  this  time  of  year  well- 
filled  w  tii  separators  for  the  use  of  the  Short  Course 
men.  DeLaval  and  Simplex  (a  parody  with  such  a 
name) ,  stand  side  by  side  with  types  of  Sharpies  and 
United  States  machines.  Here  the  student  has 
opportunity  to  thoroughly  test  the  respective  merits  of 
the  different  types.  The  wails  of  the  dairy  are  spot- 
lessly white,  and  the  floor  of  Portland  cement,  sloping 
towards  a  large  drain  in  the  middle  of  the  room, 
affords  no  chance  for  dirt  to  collect.  On  the  right 
two  passage-ways  lead,  respectively,  to  the  butter- 
making  room,  situated  directly  under  the  tower,  and 


to  the  milk-testing  room  adjoining  the  dormitory. 
Ample  light  is  afforded  by  the  small  basement  win- 
dows and  the  whitewashed  walls,  also,  aid  materially 
to  this  end. 

The  machinery  used  is  thoroughly  up-to-date  and 
modern  in  every  respect.  Motive  power  is  furnished 
by  a  small  dynamo  which  is  supplied  by  electricity  from 
the  power  station.  Several  new  machines  have  been 
added  which  were  not  found  in  the  old  dairy.  Among 
these  is  a  large  can-washer,  operated  by  belt  and 
shafting,  in  which  the  can  is  placed  and,  by  the  aid 
of  powerful  brushes  working  in  steaming  suds  water, 
every  seam  and  corner  is  thoroughly  scoured.  It  is 
then  rinsed  and  finally  subjected  to  live  steam  for  a 
few  moments  which  completes  the  sterilization.  In 
this  way  all  bacteria  are  carefully  looked  after. 

The  milk  when  received  is  first  poured  into  a  large 
vat  of  about  150  gallons  capacity.  Here  a  suction- 
pump  conveys  it  to  a  milk  heater,  directly  above  the 
vat,  where  it  attains  a  temperature  of  ninety  degrees. 
It  then  flows  along  a  delivery  pipe  to  the  various 
separators.  The  cream  is  set  aside  for  butter-making 
while  the  skim  milk  is  emptied  Into  another  vat  from 
whence  a  small  pump  conveys  it  to  the  supply  tank 
of  the  aerator.  Aeration  completes  the  preparation 
of  the  milk  and  it  is  returned  to  the  cans  for  delivery. 

The  butter-room  contains  two  cream-vats,  a  pas- 
teurizer, two  barrel  power  churns,  and  a  Mason  table 
butter-worker.  A  sink  is  provided  for  the  cleansing 
of  utensils. 

As  one  enters  the  milk-testing  room,  in  an  alcove 
at  one  side,  are  the  lockers  of  the  dairy  students. 
Two  steam  Babcock  testers  and  one  hand  machine 
comprise  the  testing  apparatus.  A  sink  is  also  pro- 
vided here  as  in  the  butter-making  room. 

After  looking  over  the  dairy  one  has  to  acknowledge 
that  the  agricultural  department  has  completed  cred- 
itably its  task,  caused  by  the  destruction  of  the  barn. 
For,  certainly,  the  construction  of  such  a  dairy  in  the 
limited  time,  and  with  the  limited  accommodations 
and  money  at  disposal  was  no  mean  undertaking. 

V.,  '08. 


Harvard  is  expecting  to  do  great  things  in  athletics. 
She  will  soon  have  more  men  in  training  for  her  sev- 
eral athletics  teams  than  any  other  university  In  this 
country. 


Dfpar-tmfrvf  /Sloths. 


ZOOLOGY. 
It    is   with   a  deep  sense  of  regret  that  we  learn  of 
he  loss  which  the  college  is  to  sustain  after  this   yea 
because  of  Dr.  Lull's  recent  call   to   Yale.     Yet  this 
eehng  of  regret  is  somewhat  alleviated   by   the    fact 
that  he  is  about  to  enter  a  larger  field  of  work   having 
more  ,o  do  with  and  a  chance  to  build  up  the    depart 
ment.     The   position   to   which  he  has  been  called  is 
the   assistant   professorship   of  Paleontology   ,„  Yale 
university  and  curator  of  Vertebrate  Palaeontology  in 
the  Peabody  museum.     This  museum   was   formerly 
one   of  the   best  In   the  country  but  owing  to  lack  of 
development  it  has  been  outstripped  by  several  others 
There  is  a  large  fund  which  has  just  become  available 
for  the  purpose  of  makJng  addmons   tQ    the    museum 

and  for  making  expeditions  into  Egypt,  South  America 
and  other  countries  to  secures  specimens.  This 
museum  is  largely  the  work  of  Professor  Marsh  who 
d..d  ,n  ,898  his  place  having  only  been  partly  £ 
snce.     Dr.    Lull   will    have  charge   of  al,  the  under 

ES      T  , and  wil1  have  a  «"*  °pp°rt-'ty  to 

build  up   the  department.     The  students  of  old  Mas- 
sachusetts give  him  their  hearty   congratulations    and 

will    be   a   hard   one   to  fill  in  the  hearts  of  his  pupils 
where  there  will  always  exist  the  highest   esteem   and 
respect,  and  the  warmest  friendship  for  him 
DEPARTMENT  OF  VEGETABLE  PATHOLOGY. 


DEPARTMENT   OF    FOODS   AND    FEEDING 
The   January  bulletin,    number    108,    contains  52 
pages  of  very  valuable  matter  for  feeders  who  pretend 
to  be  up-to-date.     It  contains  besides  the  analysis   of 
nearly  400  samples  officially  collected,  many  practical 
pomters  concerning  the  feeding  of   stock  and  the  rela- 
ys of  different  feeds.     A  committee  of  the  officials 
IH     SJa,J°n  rCCently  atte»ded  a  convention   held 
for  fC  t0   f'X   tHe   tradC   Va'UeS  °f  ferti"ze" 

HORTICULTURE 
At  the  seminar  held  last  Friday  a  stereopticon  lec- 
ture was  given  illustrating  methods  and  effects  of 
Improvement  pruning  of  fruit  trees.  These  slides  will 
be  used  at  several  lectures  to  be  given  by  Professor 
Waugh  to  be  held  In  the  near  future  in  Brookfleld 
Worcester  and  Amherst. 


81— J.  L.  Hills  visited  college  for  a  short  time 
recently,  after  attending  a  meeting  of  the  New  Eng- 
land experiment  station  workers  In  Springfield. 

'83.-H.  J.  Wheeler,  director  of  the  Rhode  Island 
experiment  station  visited  Amherst  recently. 

'^--Cheering  news  has  been  received  from  Prof 
R.  E.  Smith,  of  the    University  of   California.     The 

Extensive   research   work  is  h,m„  a   "  '"'•  Inmate   evidently   agrees   with  him,  for  It  Is  reported 

cscircn    worn  is  being  done  at  the  east   that  he  now  tips  the  seal*  at  o-\a  i  o  _, 

periment  station  on  Bacteria  of  the  So.i    —    —         «!  P  at  239  '  2  P°unds- 


experiment  station  on  Bacteria  of  the  Soil,  especially 
as  related  to  greenhouse  conditions.     This,  it  is  hardiv 

andT^n0^'0^^351^^^   0r,*inaI   ^ 
pub.il; T         SOmC   t,me  beforeth— 'tswlllbe 

Experimental  work  has  been  done  also  on  banding 
materials  used  on  shade  and  other  trees,  to  protect 
them  from  Gypsy  Moth.     Many  of  these    bands  have 


95.— H.  L.  Frost  has  just  returned  from 
weeks  trip  to  Montana,  where  he  was  the  guest  of  R 
A;  Cooley,  '95,  at  Bozeman,  who  Is  Professor  of 
Biology  at  the  Montana  Agricultural  college. 

'96.-Frank  L.  Clapp  passed  the  Municipal  Ser- 
vice examination  for  assistant  engineer  on  the  board 
of  Water  Supply  of  New  York  city.  Out  of  a  large 
number,  he  was  one  of   the  few  who  were  successful 


seriously  Injured  the  trees.     Asa  result  of  this   work,  T      i  "'T  ™  *   *"  ,ew  Wh°  Were  succe*^- 
many  0f  the  bands  wil.  be  taken  off  the  marke  raSo^Z     £  K  "  'mmenSC  V°'Ume   °'   Wa,er 

(500,000,000  gallons)  across  the  Hudson   river   into 


An  exh  bit  of  the  methods  of  filling  cavities  and 
decayed  places  in  trees  Is  being  prepared.  Different 
kmds  of  cement  are  used,  some  of   the  best  of  which 


New  York  city.  It  will  be  accomplished  by  making  a 
very  deep  tunnel  about  nine  miles  long.  The  work 
on  th.s  has  just  started.     Mr.  Clapp's  present  address 


are  elastic  to  prevent  crackin*      TZ   7  °"  th'S  haS  jUSt  S,arted' 

new  profession  which  is  growing  st eadlly  in^l  '*  '   '*  ?"  HambUrg'  N'  Y"     He  and  hls  *"fe  *'»  be  I 

g       ng  steadily  in importance, |  Amherst  during  the  coming  commencement 


n8 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


'97. — G.    A.    Drew   Is  on   a   two  month's  trip  to 
England  and  the  continent. 

'01. — At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  New  England 
Tobacco  growers,  Thaddeus  Graves,  Jr.  was  chosen 
president  for  the  ensuing  year. 

'01. — D.  B.  Tashjian  has  accepted  the  position  of 
gardener  on  the  estate  of  C.  G.  Rice  of  Ipswich,  N. 
H.,  of  which  F.  A.  Smith,  '93,  is  superintendent. 

'01. — A.  C.  Wilson  is  acting  in  the  capacity  of 
chief  engineer  in  the  further  construction  and  opera- 
tion of  the  Minnesota  Hemp  Company's  plant  at 
Northfield,  Minn. 

'02. — Due  to  a  misunderstanding,  it  was  stated  in 
the  last  issue  that  A.  L.  Dacy  had  removed  from 
Boston  to  Ipswich  but  he  has  been  employed  for  two 
years  at  the  latter  place,  although  his  home  is  in 
Boston. 

'05. — Tom  Hunt  and  Ingham,  who  have  been 
working  on  pear  blight  in  Northern  California  are  to 
go  the  southern  part  about  April  1 ,  to  inspect  for  the 
sugar  beet.  They  write  that  they  enjoyed  a  game  of 
baseball  the  first  of  January,  and  shut  down  the 
opposing  team  6-0.  Tom  only  allowed  one  hit,  which 
goes  to  show  that  his  pitching  is  as  good  as  ever. 

'05. — A.  N.  Swain,  foreman  for  H.  L.  Frost  & 
Co.,  Boston,  spent  some  time  in  Amherst  recently, 
attending  the  Junior  Prom. 

'05. — Fourteen  members  of  the  class  dined  at  the 
the  Quincy,  Boston,  Saturday  evening  March  3. 
This  is  the  fourth  gathering  of  the  class  held  since 
June  and  it  was  a  marked  success.  Those  present 
were  :  H.  L.  Barnes,  B.  Tupper,  C.  L.  Whitaker, 
P.  F.  Wiliams,  W.  A.  Munson,  C.  W.  Lewis,  A. 
N.  Swain,  F.  L.  Yeaw,  H.  D.  Crosby,  W.B. Hatch, 
R.  P.  Gay,  G.  W.  Patch,  G.  N.  Willis,  G.  H. 
Allen  and  J.  C.  Richardson,  ex- '05. 

Ex- '07. — John  F.  Whitney  of  Dana  is  at  present 
employed  by  the  Elevated  Road  in  Boston. 


Inttrcolltgl&'te. 


Yale  and  Harvard  are  tied  for  the  lead  in  the 
hockey  championship  with  two  games  won.  Colum- 
bia is  third.  Princeton  is  fourth  and  Brown  last. 
Yale  has  beaten  Princeton  and  meets  Harvard  Feb- 
urary  17.  All  the  games  are  on  St.  Nicholas  rink 
of  New  York. — Ex. 


Reserve  has  a  search-light  for  its  gymnasium. 

New  York  university  has  an  attendance  this  year 
of  3,042. 

Dartmouth  has  this  year  an  enrollment  of  998 
students. 

Purdue  is  soon  to  have  a  new  civil  engineering 
building  costing  about  $4,000. 

A  dancing  department  is  to  be  added  to  the  course 
of  instructions  at  the  University  of  Chicago. 

Harvard  university  has  at  present  property  worth 
$18,000,000,  an  increase  over  last  year  of 
$1,200,000. 

At  the  University  of  Maine,  the  members  of  the 
football  squad  must  he  indoors  by  ten  o'clock  or 
lose  their  suits. 

The  seniors  at  Mass.  Institute  of  Technology  will 
not  use  cap  and  gowns,  this  year  during  the  com- 
mencement exercises. 

Iowa  state  college  is  considering  the  proposition  of 
making  admission  to  all  athletic  events  free  and  tax- 
ing the  students  for  the  maintenance  of  athletics. 

Lehigh  university  has  started  to  raise  a  fund  of 
$50,000  of  which  $13,000  is  now  in  hand  to  provide 
free  medical  aid  and  surgical  attendance  for  its 
students. 

The  late  President  Harper   of 
entered    college    at   the   age    of 
fourteen.     He    took   a    subject 
graduation  thesis. — Ex. 

The  University  of  Heidelburg  has  recently  secured 
a  new  building  for  Its  library  of  more  than  700,000 
volumes.  About  twenty  miles  of  shelf  space  is 
required  to  hold  the  books. 

The  University  of  Washington  decided  not  to  buy 
sweaters  this  year  for  their  athletes  and  as  a  result, 
the  students  have  taken  up  the  case  and  are  trying  to 
raise  the  necessary  funds  to  buy  the  'varsity  "W's. " 

Ohio  Wesleyan  dedicated  its  new  $75,000  gymna- 
sium on  Washington's  birthday.  A  banquet  of  1000 
plates  was  served  in  the  afternoon,  and  In  the  even- 
ing a  band  concert  and  promenade  was  held  at  seven 
o'clock,  followed  by  military  and  athletic  drills  and  a 
basketball  game. 


Chicago   university 

ten,    graduating  at 

in    Hebrew   for   his 


"°rk  for  Harvard  throughout  the  South     autrm.ntm! 
h«  pr«„ge  and  b,l„glng  sludems  t0  ^"n  * 

James  Speyer  of  New  YnrV     u~ 
«***,  $50,000  to  Jdlw  a   tLT"  f°IUmbU 

SrSrSSSS 

Members  of   the  senate  of  the    University  of  Chi 

Another   and   strenuous  effort    is    la   k- 

popularize  boating  at  Yale    a„T    I    .         made    ,0 
K  e'  and  make   t  more    in  »h» 

nature  of  a  recreative  sport.     There   is  to  b,  a 
rate  coach  for  scrub   crews      yT  ,         S'P*' 

everv  kinH  a«  ♦    u  ,e   or&anizations   of 

every  kind  are  to  be  urged  to  form  such   crews   (h. 

* ^iti,^ 

oarsmen.  scrub 

A  suggestion  comes  from  the  Brown  <=l„h  „r  .1. 
Connect,  Valley  tha,  a  federation oMoca,  c0 ,  « 
olubs  be  effected  throughout  the  count,,     T„°  m 
portance  of  banding  together  men  of  college  lra,nl 
an     thus  creating  a  powerful   Influence    'n' 
ate,  and  local  poUHcs  as  well  as  ,n  clv,c  and    „c   i 
"'•  's  the  purpose  of  the  federation   suggested      ThJ 
P  an  has  the  support  of   President   Faunc         B^ 
and  many  promlnenf  alumni  of  Brown. 

Every  teacher  on  the  facultv  of  Art.:  a„H  c  • 
at    Ham,^     *  -i-uny  01  Arts  and  Sciences 

at    Harvard,    from    professors  to  instructors,  „m  feH 

year.     The   apportionment   of  the  new  fund  contem- 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


DAILY  SERVICE. 


To  ALBANY. 
To  BUFFALO, 
To  CHICAGO, 
To  CINCINNATI, 
To  DETROIT, 
To  ST.  LOUIS, 


9  Trains 
8  Trains 
7  Trains 
3  Trains 
5  Trains 
3  Trains 


OVER 

New  York 

Central 

Lines 

Through  the   **.„.      -  , 

F—     Berkshire  mils .  . 

EXPRESS  TRAIN   SERVICE 

TO  AIIO  FROM  B05T0K  VIA  niKi. 


BKAI)  DOWN. 
8.42  A.M.  543  p.  „ 
9.26    •<      6.J6    .. 
940    "      «.42    ., 

10.19    ••      7,40    .. 

H-20    "      8.45    » 


RKAU  DP. 
»«••  8.30  a.m.  8.30  F,M 
I*.  7.42    "     7.45    .. 

ar.  7.42    "      7.34    .. 

It.  6.24    "      6.06    .. 
'»•»■»    "      5.00 


To  save  yOUr  i0|e. 
Come  to  me  for  your 


Custom-made  Boots  and  Shoes, 

Repairing  *  ipecialty. 

CHARLES    DORAY, 

Opposite  Town  Hall. 


The  "  Early  Bird,"  etc. 

want,  the  best  p„8m0n  L",n."nLt?°.  •»"*  'or  Ih.--.'™!!? 


poeltlon  to  step  lnt« Tlmm •|fr»:i*tc;.*n<1  J"0" 
r  organization  cover. '  u^whSu'J '"!r  Coro 


can  have  a  good  poeltlon  to Vt.n  i'«7«*.,"'"erre".  *tc,  and  von 

wTplaTe*™ •    ?n?or««"«t■otn^ov^.,  t,h?wJh„te,r  »»««2 
we  place  men  In  every  high  grade  line  ofVork     country  *»<« 


MAPGOODS. 

TH.  NATIONAL  O.OAHKaTIOM  or  B,A,W  B.o,». 

HI  Broadway.  New  York  city.  ' 

Officea  in  other  cities. 


no 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


plates  pensions,  but  as  only  ten  of  the  one  hundred 
and  fifty  on  the  faculty  are  over  sixty  years  the  share 
allotted  for  this  purpose  will  be  small  for  many  years. 
The  Cosmopolltian  character  of  all  sorts  of  organi- 
zations in  the  United  Siates  is  constantly  being 
brought  to  light.  Of  the  eleven  men  who  com- 
prized the  Association  football  team  of  one  of  the 
great  colleges  during  the  season  just  closed,  only  one 
was  an  American.  There  were  two  Dutchmen,  real 
Dutchmen  from  Holland,  one  Englishman,  one 
Scothman  a  Boer  from  South  Africa,  a  Filipino,  a 
Bulgarian,  a  Peruvian,  and  two  players  from 
Argentine. — Ex. 

The  Hamilton  club  of  Chicago  offers  prizes  of 
$  1 00  and  $50  for  the  best  oration  dealing  with  the 
life  and  times  of  Alexander  Hamilton.  The  contest 
is  open  to  nine  colleges  and  universities,  Michigan, 
Wisconsin,  Northwestern,  Chicago,  Illinois,  Indiana, 
Iowa,  Minnesota  and  Knox.  This  is  the  third  suc- 
cessive year  that  the  prizes  have  been  offered  and 
the  interest  runs  high.  The  contest  will  be  decided 
January  11.  Each  of  the  universities  is  busily 
engaged  in  selecting  Its  representatives. — Ex. 

Representatives  of  the  "Big  Nine"  college  athle- 
tic conference,  at  the  annual  meeting,  entered  a  pro- 
test against  the  high  prices  of  admission  charged  for 
intercollegiate  football  games,  and  passed  a  resolu- 
tion declaring  that  the  maximum  admission  to  these 
contests  should  be  not  more  than  50  cents,  as  higher 
prices  work  hardships  on  students  and  unduly  magni- 
fying the  athletic  side  of  college  life.  The  big  nine 
are  Michigan,  Indiana,  Purdue,  Chicago,  North- 
western, Illinois,  Wisconsin,  Iowa  and  Minnesota. 

When    Mme.    Sarah  Bernhardt  returns  to  France 
she  will  express  her  appreciation  of  courtesies  extended 
to   her  by  :-t-<ients  of  American  colleges  by  obtaining 
for   them   several    scholarships   in    French   schools. 
The   exact   form    of   the   endowment   has   not    been 
announced,  but  one  of  Mme.   Bernhardt 's  representa- 
tives  said  the  fund  would  be  substantial.     It  is  likely 
that  permanent  scholarships  will  be  established  in  one 
or   two  of  the  highest  institutions  of  learning  in  Paris. 
It   is   also   probable    that   several  scholarships  of  the 
Dramatic   school  to  be  Instituted  In  connection   with 
the  theatre  by  Mme.  Bernhardt  in  Paris  will  be  placed 
at  the  disposal  of  American  men  and  women. 


RUN     TO   THE    CO-OP. 

February  Sale ! 
Immense  Reductions ! 

Clearing  for  Spring  Goods.     Prices  reduced  from 
25  to  50  per  cent. 

AMHERST  COOP  STORE. 

TICKETS,    Sl.OO. 


COLLEGE  CATERING 


A   SPECIALTY. 


BOYDEN'S, 


177  MAIN  ST.,  NORTHAMPTON. 


TELEPHONE  33-2. 


NOTICE. 


All  15c.  brands  of  Cigarettes 
2  for  25c.  at 

HENRY  ADAMS  &  GO. 


High  Grade  Work. 
A  Specialty  of  College  Classes. 


NORTHAMPTON,  MA8S 


JHECOLLEGE  SIGNAL 


VOL.     XVI. 


II 


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' , '~Mn  ,h9,r  «*'  "BUhrl,  are   requeued  to 

B0A*D  OF  EDITORS  ~~ ■ — 


J^^^^MTiie^c7 


T-  M.  C.  A. 

F«*-B«JI  Association, 
College  Senate. 

Readlng-Room  Association, 


M.  H.  Clark.  Jr.,  Manager. 
R-  W.  Peakes.  Pres. 
J-  N.  Summers,  Sec. 

Basket-ball  Association,  H. 


PW-  S.  F.  Howard.  Sec. 
r.  A.  Cutter,  Manager. 
K.  E.  Glllett,  Manager. 
A.  T.  Hastings,  Pres. 


of  £       T'  *  "'"  ed"°rlal  bMrd  h"  ">ken  charee 
of  the  pub„ca,lon  „f  «„.  CoLLE0E  Sl0  h«« 

be  expected,  however,  tha,  ,her,  will  be  any  d  as Uc 
=ha„ge  ofpollc,  or  , ha,  the  presen,   ed„ors   ~ 
ate  far  from   the  paths  of  their  predecessors      ThL 
experience  of  ,he  pas.     clearly    indices  1, 
attempt  to  puhhsh  a  ll.erary  JJ^TZ^Z 
"college   """We'  Is  folly.     Therefore   during  T 
coming  year  ,„e  SkJn.l  will  be  Issued  with  the  strict 
purpose  o,  presenting  an  account  o,  contemporan    £ 

A  constant  endeavor  will  be  made  to  Increase  the 
concern  o,  the  latter  In  their  Alma  Mater  and "s  w, 

w  uldToth       .-   ,S'0N4L  'n,heir  «»™°"- 

to  me   memh°e        ,P  T  *°  here  r«COrd  °ur  *** 
i;   T"*"   *  *«    '««ng   board,    especially 
Messrs.  Hastings  and  Peakes,  for  their  timely  sue 
gestlons  and  assistance.     w„h  thts  brief  ■  ■  ™ZZ  " 
we  place  this  first  Issue  before  you 


ever  stop  this   cmidm      o      PS:h'Ch   *°Uld  to" 
found  a  portion  of  «,  """*"'  pa«e   «""  "» 

one  c„qu.  ,s  runn*    m    ££.  ZZ^T  " 
•0  blame  bu,  the  students  «£££*£,  £ 

charged  w„b  some  ETJVZ'ZEZ 

Presents,^  Board  LfrU't  nil,  I^ 
moral   support   of   the   undergraduates   and  for   ,h* 
reason  we  have  instituted  these  striking  reforms.     ,, 


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THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


I 


the  student-body  shows  an  appreciation  of  this  desire 
by  a  greater  interest  in  the  paper  we  shall  feel  that 
our  labors  have  been  amply  repaid. 


Elsewhere  In  this  issue  will  be  noted  an  appeal  for 
help  from  the  alumni  editor.  We  believe  that  in  the 
past  he  has  not  received  the  support  which  he 
deserves.  It  is  true  that  if  he  should  chase  all  over 
Amherst  perhaps  one  or  two  additional  alumni  notes 
could  be  secured  but  the  editorial  board  of  the  Signal 
has  the  same  amount  of  work  to  do  as  the  other  stu- 
dents and  therefore  cannot  be  expected  to  ferret  out 
news  as  would  a  reporter  for  a  Hearst  newspaper. 
We  suggest  that  the  different  members  of  the  alumni 
send  in,  not  only  items  of  interest  about  themselves, 
but  also  those  concerning  other  giaduates  with  whom 
they  come  in  contact.  We  would  also  suggest  that 
when  any  student  or  member  of  the  faculty  hears 
from  an  alumnus  he  should  communicate  with  the 
alumni  editor.  Certainly  all  the  alumni  notes  that 
can  be  gathered  will  be  published  by  the  Signal. 


The  present  condition  of  athletics  In  this  college  is 
extremely  critical.  It  is  now  a  year  since  the  athletic 
association  first  became  financially  Involved.  Unless 
the  student- body  comes  to  its  rescue  and  pays  the 
tax,  which  was  levied  without  a  dissenting  voice  just 
before  the  vacation,  we  may  state  without  hesitation 
that  the  fate  of  athletics  during  the  next  few  years  is 
sealed.  It  is  useless  to  criticise  past  managements 
or  lament  over  things  that  might  have  been  and, 
whatever  extravagant  blunders  or  foolish  mistakes 
have  been  made  during  the  last  year,  just  one  more 
opportunity  is  presented  to  rectify  them.  We  regret 
that  it  is  manifestly  necessary  for  the  baseball  people 
to  levy  a  larger  tax  than  usual  to  cover  their  expenses. 
The  off  ft  Is  certain  to  be  disheartening  and  will 
dampen  ;ne  enthusiasm  with  which  the  advent  of  the 
baseball  season  Is  heralded.  The  heavy  taxation 
under  which  the  student-body  labors  is  both  ridiculous 
and  deplorable  and  while  we  would  not  be  so  categor- 
ical as  to  say  that  a  reduction  in  the  existing  taxes  is 
necessary,  we  feel  that,  at  this  institution  where  an 
attempt  is  made  to  cut  expenses  to  the  minimum, 
the  student  organizations  are  claiming  too  much 
financial  assistance.  This  statement  is  open  to  criti- 
cism for  we  often  find  that  those  who  are   least  able 


to  pay  their   taxes  are  the  first  to  deposit  the  same 
while   those   who   object  or  attempt  by  subterfuge  to 
escape   payment   altogether  are   usually  in  the  best 
position  to  get  along  without  the  money.     Be  that  as 
it  may,  the  undergraduates  are  greatly  overtaxed  and 
all  of  the  student   managers  should  by  strictest  econ- 
omy  and    elimination   of   all   "graft"   reduce   the 
expenses  of  their  organizations  to  the  lowest  possible 
figure.     In   the   present    instance  this  argument  does 
not   avail.     Mr.    Cutter   has  by  careful  computation 
found  what  tax  Is  absolutely  necessary  to  carry  through 
his  season  successfully  and  he  cannot  do  this  unless 
every  man  in  college  pays  that  tax.     You   know   the 
debt  which   he    must   pay,  you  know  what  happened 
last  year  because  the  baseball  manager  was  not  prop- 
erly supported  and  the  person,  be  he  senior   or  fresrh 
man,   junior   or  sophomore,   who   does   not  pay  this 
tax  is  deserving  of  the  maledictions  of  his  fellow   stu- 
dents.    Make  one  grand  effort  and  place  the   athletic 
association  In  a  position  where,  free  from  debt,  it  can 
produce   teams  which    will    by  their  victories  bring 
undying  fame  and  glory  to  Mass'chustts. 


Athletic  JUo-tts- 


FIRST  BASEBALL  GAME. 

Holy  Cross   16;  M.  A.  C.  4. 

Holy  Cross  won  from  our  team  in  the  first  game 
of  the  season  last  Saturday  afternoon  at  Worcester, 
16  to  4.  Massachusetts  scored  two  runs  each  in  the 
first  and  second  innings  after  which  O 'Drain  held 
them  down  to  two  hits.  In  the  first  inning  Tirrell 
landed  the  ball  for  3  bases  bringing  in  O'Donnell  and 
Clark.  The  last  two  runs  were  scored  by  Hubbard 
and  O 'Grady.  During  the  first  inning  the  Worcester 
people  landed  Hubbard's  delivery  for  five  runs,  being 
assisted  by  errors  at  critical  points. 

After  the  first  inning  Hubbard  pitched  excellent 
ball  until  the  sixth  when  Kennedy  replaced  him. 
During  the  next  two  innings  Holy  Cross  scored  eleven 
runs.  Cobb  was  then  put  in  and  pitched  the  rest  of 
the  game  well.  Fraser  a  new  pitcher  for  Holy  Cross 
tried  out  finely,  striking  out  five  men  in  two  innings. 
Except  during  the  sixth  and  seventh  our  team  played 
a  good  game  and  several  new  men,  notably  French 
and  O'Donnell  showed  up  well.     At  the   bat,  several 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


opportunities  were  lost  where,  with  men  on  bases  hits 
mght  have  resulted  In  runs.     Although   defea  e      "e 
team  gives  promise  of  becoming  a  winning  one  when 
during  the  next  few   weeks.it   really  strikes  its  ga,  ' 
I  he  score  : 5 


I  aj 


M.  A.  c. 


O'Grady,  r. 
O'Donnell,  s, 
Clark,  m, 
Cobb,  3,  p, 
Tirrell,  I 
Shattuck,  I, 
French,  c, 
Chase.  2, 
Hubbard,  p, 
Kennedy,  p,  3, 

Total, 


HOLY  CROSS. 


Cahlll,  m, 
Barry,  s, 
Hoey,  1, 
Flynn.  1, 
Carripuj,  c, 
Ennls.  3, 
Reldy,  r, 
Cashen.  2, 
O'Draln,  p, 
Fraser,  p, 

Total, 
Holy  Cross,  5       n       r,       «  M       6     27    II       2 

VC-  2       °        0        °0        0        0       I       °n       °-'0 

Runs.  Cahi'l  2,  Barrv   3   H«-„   m         „  °        °        °~  + 

clmr'*?;Drlin'  0^4     OrDonn2n    Ti™^"  \Bm*  3'  *»ty. 
T^b.seS,0?,fe 

blrdV-  F>.n  ^'tfeAX  ofer??,  i'K  *<""  dy 
bard.  Kennedv.Carrigan  3.Cashen  2  riiiTT-.  o ''  CUSka  3-  ch*»e  3,  Hut 
on  bases.  Holy  Crosl  8.  Mac  o  c.3,  ?a^'Ennis.O'Drain,  F'ynn 
O'Donnell  2,  Clark,  French  O'PrJt'  r*^ <!*•  Tlrrel1'  Shattuck  2' 
Fraser.  Batters  hit.  O'Drafn  rSh^' Stw  C",h'1'  2>  °'Dni»-  SShen' 
Flynn  J  O'Grady  and  Tirrell    0'Gra3v  .EFtS  P'ay8i»  Bar7'  Cashen  Tnd 

BASEBALL  OUTLOOK. 

Never  have  the  prospects  of  having  a  winning  team 
0   represent   Massachusetts   appeared   **£  ^ 

nnl  .         C   arC   many  "delates   trying  for 

po   t^ns      dsomeprom|slngmateria|  ^   J   g  for 

i I.  in    one""  C  "•     SeV6n  °f  ,aSt  y™'*  «•«"  ™ 

IJs  in  f  S°me  "^  mCn  3re  hand,lne  them- 
selves  in  a  very  creditable  manner.  The  pitchine 
department   should  be  unusually  strong  this  yTZ 

oClTT^'  Kobb  and  Hubbard ■' *•  *>*•  ™ 

Htv  .„h  u  ,     „  Mery  1S  *  yet  an  Unkno™  quan- 

ta." hi°0k:atPreSentaS  'f  ■  «««  come  torn 
t I  fc aT  .r-  ThCre  3re  SeVera'  tryin*  «*  ^is 
Sl  °nelSSb^,hlt    he   ^s    had 

qu  te  a  little  experience  behind  the  bat.     The   Infield 

uSTo  rrngahostof  cand,dates  ^  < 
T^z:  estrongmho'Gr^ and  sha"-* 

During  the   two  weeks   before   vacation    Captain 


Kennedy  had  the  men  working  out  in   the    Drill   hall 
and   now    hat   the   campus  is  free,  the  coach,  J.  C 

haTTaken rh  L°We"  Ne*  E"*^  league  team 
te  taken  the  men  In  hand  and  proceeded  to  weed 
out  the  less  promising  candidates.  Those  on  the 
squad  at  present  are  :  Kennedy,  Cobb,  Tirrell,  O'Don- 

W  i'te   CH    '     f  ^^  SHattUCk'  C,ark'  N^< 
White,  Chase,  Bates,  and  Hubbard 

Manager  Cutter  has  arranged  a  strong  schedule  for 
this  season,  with   four  games  to   be  played   on  the 
campus.     The  revised  schedule  is  as  follows  • 
April    7,  Holy  Cross  at  Worcester. 

12,  University  of  Maine  at  Amherst 

18,  Wesleyanat  Middletown. 

20,  Rhode  Island  at  Kingston. 

21,  Brown  at  Providence. 
25,  Holyoke  (League)  at  Holyoke. 
30,  Colby  at  Amherst. 

5,  S.  T.  S.  at  Springfield. 

9,  Trinity  at  Hartford. 
12,  Open. 

17,  Dartmouth  at  Hanover. 
19,  Worcester  P.  |.  at  Amherst. 

21,  New  Hampshire  at  Durham. 

22,  Boston  College  at  Boston. 

23,  Colby  at  Waterville. 

24,  University  of  Maine  at  Orono. 
30,  Exhibition  at  Greenfield. 

4,  Andover  at  Andover. 
9,  Boston  College  at  Amherst. 
16,  Williams  at  Williamstown. 


May 


June 


FACULTY  RESIGNATIONS. 

Rev.  Dr.  Charles  S.  Walker,  professor  of  political 
scence  at  this   college  since    1886   has  resigned,  to 
akee  feet  next  June.     As  the  Springfield   RepubUcan 
remarks-'  for   20  years  Dr.    Walker  has   faithfully 
served  as  a  leading  member  of  the  faculty  and  also  as 
chaplain  of  this   institution.''     With    the   passing  of 
Dr.  Walker  one  of  the  links  which  binds  the  "Awle" 
of  former  days  with  the  Massachusetts  of  the   present 
is  cast  asunder  and  a  pioneer  member  of  the   faculty 
is  removed  from  our  midst.     The    Intimate   connec- 
tion which  Dr.    Walker   has   had  with   many  of   the 
social  and  Intellectual  activities  of  the  town  and  vlcln- 
ty  are  a  fitting  epitome  of  the  regard  felt   for  him  by 
the  community.  7 


I 


! 


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?HE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


Professor  Babson   has  also  resigned    Intending  to 
devote  some  time  to  further  study  In  Germany.     Mr. 
Babson  has  been    connected  with   the   college   since 
1893  and  has  always   been  highly   regarded   by   the 
students  while    his  enthusiastic  spirit  has  given   addi- 
tional interest  to  those  subjects  which  he  has   taught. 
Prof.   Babson   first   acted   as   assistant   professor   of 
English  but  during  the  last  two  years  he  has  also  had 
charge  of   instruction    in   the  German   language  and 
literature.     He  has   written,    at   times,  considerable 
fiction    and     has    with     Professor     Richardson    of 
Amherst  college  conducted  several  parties  of  students 
upon  European  tours.     Professor    Babson  has   been 
eminently  fair  in  his  treatment  of  those  under  him  and 
in  return  he  has  secured  the  respect  of  all.     The  col- 
lege suffers  a  distinct  loss  when   he   severs  his   con- 
nection with  It. 

These  two  resignations  together  with  that  of  Dr. 
Lull  and  the  election  of  President  Butterfield  will 
alter  materially  the  present  faculty,  and  other,  but 
rather  improbable,  changes  have  been  rumored'.  It 
would  not  be  surprising  if  such  extensive  changes 
eventually  led  to  an  entire  revision  of  the  present 
policy  of  the  college  ;  a  revision,  in  our  opinion,  to  be 
greatly  desired. 


IMFORMAL  DANCE. 

An  informal  dance  was  held  in  the  drill  hall    March 
17.     The  hall  was  prettily  decorated  with  banners   of 
various  colleges  along  the   walls,  and  a  large   clover 
leaf  in  green  on  the  net  at  the  north  end  of  the   hall 
in  recognition  of  the    day.     Music    for   dancing  was 
furnished  by  the  college  orchestra.     This  is  the   first 
time  they  have  played  for  a  college  Informal  and  they 
did  exceptionly  well.     Refreshments  were  served   in 
Draper  Hall.     The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  J.  B.  Paige 
of  Amhe^t,  Mrs.  Peters  of  Lenox,    Miss  Clapp  of 
Mt.  Holytke  and  Mrs.  Orcutt  of  Smith.     Those  pres- 
ent follow  :  (alumni   and  vistors)  Dr.  and  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Paige,    '82,  of   Amherst;   E.    G.    Proulx,  '03,   and 
Miss  Proulx  of  Hatfield;   Mr.  and  Mrs.  N.  F.  Mona- 
han,  '03,  of  Amherst ;  E.  S.  Fulton,  '04,  and    Miss 
Smith  of    North   Amherst;  F.    L.    Yeaw,    '05   and 
Miss  Smith  of  Smith;  M.  A.    Blake,  '04,  and    Miss 
Brooks  of  Amherst ;  W.  V.    Tower,    '03,  and    Miss 
Lee  of  Mt.   Holyoke  ;  Roy   Gaskill  and  Miss   Knight 
of  Chlcopee;  Mr.  Haden,  Dartmouth,  '02  and  Miss 


Jenks  of  Mt.  Holyoke;   1906,  D.  H.  Carey  and  Miss 
Shank  of  Smith ;  G.  T.  French  and   Miss  Nolan   of 
Hatfield ;  C.  E.  Hood  and  Miss  Clark  of  Mt.    Hol- 
yoke ;  L.H.Moseley  and  Miss  Prestonof  So.  Hadley; 
E.  P.  Mudge  and  Miss  King  of  Mt.  Holyoke ;   F.  C.' 
Pray  and  Miss  Hall  of  No.  Amherst;  H.   M.' Russell 
and  Miss  Sullivan  of  Holyoke;  E.  H.  Scott  and  Miss 
McFetters  of  Mt.   Holyoke  j  Richard  Wellington  and 
Miss    Farrar    of     Westfleld    Normal  School ;  Geo. 
Sleeper  and  Miss  Burke  of  Holyoke ;   H.  A.    Suhlke 
and  Miss  McPherson  of  Mt.  Holyoke ;  W.    O.    Taft 
and  Miss  Cobb  of  Amherst ;  A.  H.   Wood   and    Miss 
Wells  of  Smith  ;  E.  F.  Gaskill  and  Miss  Billings   of 
Amherst;    1907,  M.   H.  Clark,  Jr.,  and  Miss  Smith 
of  Sunderland ;  F.  A.  Cutter  and    Miss   Gilmore   of 
Mt.   Holyoke;   F.    C.    Peters   and    Miss    Peters   of. 
Lenox;   E.  H.  Shaw  and  Miss  Shackford  of   Smith; 
C  B.  Thompson  and  Miss  Stevens  of  Smith;   H.    P.' 
Wood  and    Miss  Willard  of   Smith;   1908,' Carlton 
Bates  and  Miss  Carton  of  Mt.  Holyoke;  W.  J.  Cole- 
man and   Miss  Welch   of  West   Springfield ;  L.   W. 
Chapman  and    Miss   Stevens   of   Fltchburgj   H.    C.' 
Chase  and   Miss  Bardwell  of  Amherst;  G.  R.    Cobb 
and  Miss  Burnham  of  Mt.  Holyoke ;  J.  G.  Curtis  and 
Miss  Stevens   of   Smith ;  A.    D.    Farrar  and    Miss 
Savery  of  Westfleld;  K.  E.  Gillett  and  Miss   Arnold 
of  Westfleld  :  F.  S.  Gold  and  Miss  Miller  of  Amherst ; 
H.  M.  Jennison  and  Miss  Ripley  of  Smith;  J.    R 
Parker  and  Miss   Phillips  of   Mt.    Holyoke  •  T.    l! 
Warner  and    Miss   Crocker  of    Sunderland;  T     F 
Waugh  and  Miss  Judge  of  Smith ;  W.  S.  Regan  and 
Miss  Whitimore  of  Mt.   Holyoke;    1909,  R.  B.    Lull 
and  Miss    Raymond  of  Mt    Holyoke ;  N.  L.    Martin 
and  Miss  Martin  of  Boston;  H.  J.    Neale  and   Miss 
Wilson  of  Smith ;  C.  H.   Padock  and  Miss   Whitney 
of  Mt.  Holyoke;  S.  S.  Crossman   and  Miss   Wilson 
of  So.  Hadley. 


THE  NEW  CATALOGUE. 

The  catalogue  of  the  college  which  appeared  late 
in  March  is  not  materially  different  from  its  prede- 
cessors. It  shows  the  total  number  of  students  to  be 
253  which  is  considerably  more  than  the  actual 
number  now  in  college.  We  note  several  inaccuracies 
in  regard  to  the  names  of  text  books  used  In  the 
various  departments,  also  typographical  errors  entirely 
unpardonable  in  a  book  which  has  been  In  the   press 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


or  such  along  time.     The  opinion  of  many   is  that 

ion  of      0gUC  C°U,d  ^  VaSt'y  imP'°Ved    *  "he   add" 
m £  one  or  two  half-tones  or  at  least  a  simple  p 

of  the  college   grounds  thus  showing  the    location   of 

ated ;  rs  um:gs- The  pamphiet  *■**  *  «"- 

lated  (or  was  wthln  a  year  or  two)  with  the  catalogue 
has  outlived  its  usefulness  for  published   back  In   £e 

Tm  he°a  edt  "*  *"  ^  tha   ™*™^ 
room  heated  by  an  enormous  stove  and  other  equallv 

abated  scenes,  it  is   regarded  by  present   s^de 
d    s  theToV£,;eTn  and  —  ^e  to  a  relic  of   former 
tuTe   s,I,v  h      ^  th'SSUPerann-ted  piece  of  litera- 
ture,  simply  because  It  is  still  In  print,  is  not  a   pro- 
gressive  policy  and   it  Is   certainly  time   that  a   n  w 

book,et  containing  representative  views  about   collegl 
and   an  lnt  ^^   ^   ^  •£ 

each   department    should     be   prepared,     if  this   is 
..practicable  it  is   certainly  possible  at   av    y  sg     I 

expense  to  greatly  improve  the  regular  catalog  and  ' 
hus  give    to  the   prospective   student   a  mucf  mo  e 


Collet  JVotts. 


-How  is  7°  below  zero  for  the  24th  of  March? 
wee^'  "'  SC0U'   '^  enter,a,ned   his   brother   last 
recTnUy.0'    ^    *'    **  +**   ^   "brother 

h..7.Thf  firSt  °Utdoor  battalJo"  drill  of  the  season  was 
held  last  week  Tuesday. 

m^LZl  S>  Cooley   has  iust   ^turned  from  a 
week  s  lecture  tour  in  Maine. 

^Th>\ClT  °l  ,909haVC  aPPr°P^ed$75  for  their 
banquet  to  the  class  of  1907. 

-Doctor  Wellington  was  unable  to  meet  any  of  his 
classes  last  week  owing  to  illness. 

-G.    H.   Allen,  '05,  and  F.  L.  Yeaw,   '05,  both 
spent  a  few  days  in  Amherst  recently. 

fromfrTf   rd  MrS'   C'   "•    Fema,d  have  retu™d 
from  their  short  vacation,  which  was  spent  in  Boston. 

forTf*  R,'  Raymoth'  '04'  was  recently  about  college  , 

tvforT,    yS,.ef°re   *°in«t0take   "Ph's  duties  as 
city  forester  of  Evansville,  III. 


bef^eThfo^'v    7''  gaVe^^^Ung^k" 
oerore  the  Q.  T.  V.  fraternity  recently. 

-Professor  Waugh  has  just  returned  from  quite  an 
extensive  Southern  trip,  having  visited  parts  of  F^d/ 

-ft  is  planned  to  hold  a  reception  in  the  town  hall 
TcoC  Whe"  thS  ,6~  --"eesTspec't1 

of  th^ona  ^TkeT  h3S  bCen  deCted  Ed"°r-in-Chief 
of  the    908  Index  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  M    M 
Brown's  resignation.  y 

*mII*Z1?T^  *aSadve"'sed  'or  April  13th 
vl  I  be  postponed  on  account  of  the  next  Informal 
whicn  occurs  on  the  14th.  "nrormal 

W.  C.  Tannatt,  '06,    has   successfully   passed  the 

JT^  ,managCr   °f  the  S,CNAL  has  ^veral  trade 
ads.    wh.ch  may  be  purchased  at  a  discount.     It  vl,| 

Pay  you  to  inquire  about  them. 

-The  junior   class  has  appointed  a  committee  to 

NewYeorkaHdeS:rab,e   P'aCe   f°r   the^°r   CVt° 
New  York  has  finally  been  selected. 

-The  following  promotions  in  the  cadet  battalion 
are  announced  :  To  be  sergeant,  H.  T  Piece  tot 
corporals,  H.  M.  Jennison  and  J.  R.  Parker      ' 

JHH'J?   Br°Wn'   '°8'    has  been   °bJ'g«d  to  leave 
college  for  a  time  because  of  overwork,    *He  ex  ec  s 

^very    ^    S°0n-      HerC'S    WiSh'^  ^  a  -iedy 
-At  the  March  meeting  of  the  Men's  Club  of  the 
F  rst   Congregational  church  Dr.  R.  S.  Lull  gave  an 

tr  Let^ChaPterfr°m  ^  "Earth'S  History'3 1" 
trated  by  the  stereoptlcon. 

-The   college   appropiation  bill  is  reported  to  be 

aThoulTH^r35   thr°Ugh    thC  'e^'^e  a"d 
although    it   has  been  cut  from  $168,500  to  $74  800 

we  expect  to  get  the  latter  amount. 
-The    Massachusetts    Legislature   has    formally 

TT.  VCt  °f  C°n?reSS  SiV,n*a  —  o^  5000 
annua. ly  to  the  Experiment  Station,  in  addition  to  the 
amount  already  furnished  by  the  national  government 

f~7T h*1f0,,ow"«  men  h^e  been  selected  by  Pro- 
fessor Mills  to  represent  the  junior  class  in  the  Flint 
pnze  oratorical  contest ;  W.  F.  Chace,  J.  O.  Chap- 
man  a  King,  J.  A.  Larned,  C.  M.  Parker,  and  R 


; 


126 


THE    COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


— Much  needed  repairs  are  being  made  on  the 
highway  near  Professor  Hasbrouck's.  A  section  of 
board  or  concrete  sidewalk  should  be  built  from  Mrs. 
Gilbert's  to  the  point  where  the  college  walk  crosses 
Pleasant  street,  for  it  is  impossible  to  pass  along  the 
road,  except  in  the  pleasantest  weather,  without  getting 
mired  in  the  mud,  either  on  Pleasant  street  or  in  front 
of  the  Insectary,  if  one  goes  around  that  way. 


SIGNAL  COMPETITION. 

In  order  that  all  may  clearly  understand  the  rules 
governing  the  eliglllty  of  candidates  for  positions  on  the 
Sicnal  board  and  also  the  new  method  of  electing 
members,  the  following  quotation  is  made  from  the 
revised  constitution.  No  further  explanation  than 
that  quoted  seems  necessary.  As  no  list  of  eligible 
candidates  has  been  kept,  all  those  who  have  quali- 
fied in  the  past  must  do  so  again  if  they  desire  to  be 
recognized  as  aspirants  for  positions  on  the  board. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

1 .  Any  male  student  of  the  college  taking  the  four 
years  course  may  become  eligible  to  election  to  the 
board  by  submitting  not  later  than  ten  (10)  days 
before  the  annual  election  (as  hereinafter  described) 
three  articles  so  written  as  to  clearly  Indicate 
the  ability  of  the  candidate  to  command  the 
English  language.  The  nature  of  these  articles  is 
at  the  discretion  of  those  who  compete.  If  there  are 
not  a  sufficient  number  of  eligible  candidates,  recom- 
mendations may  be  accepted  from  the  English  depart- 
ment of  the  college.  A  person  having  once  qualified 
shall  remain  so  as  long  as  he  is  in  college. 

2.     On  the  first    Monday  of    March  the   editor-in- 
chief  shall  supply  the  president  of  each  college   class 
except  the  senior  class  with  a  list  of  the  men   eligible 
for  election  to  the  board  from  that  class.     The  presi- 
dent of   eaoe   class  shall,   within   one   week,  call   a 
meeting  of  his  class  and  at  that  meeting  the   class 
shall  elect  by  plurality  vote  those  who  shall   represent 
the  class  on  the  editorial  board.     At  this  election  two 
men  shall  be  elected  from  the  freshmen   class,   two 
from  the  sophomore  class  and  one  from  the  junior 
class.     In  each  case   a  person   elected  shall  hold  his 
position  as  long  as  he  is  a  member  of  the  class  which 
elected  him  but  only  so  long  as  that  class   is  entitled 
to  representation  on  the  board. 
3.     Elections    to    fill    vacancies,   except    at  the 


annual  election  shall  be  made  within  ten  days  after 
the  editor-in-chief  notifies  the  president  of  the  class 
affected  by  the  vacancy  and  in  the  manner  described 
In  the  foregoing  article. 

CONCERT  BY  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION. 

The  College  Musical  association  gave  a  concert  at 
South  Hadley  Falls,  Friday  evening,  March  23. 
The  numbers  given  by  the  association  were  excellently 
rendered  and  were  received  with  much  applause. 
The  glee  club  under  the  leadership  of  Peakes,  '06, 
made  Its  first  appearance  and  was  well  received  being 
applauded  for  a  second  encore.  The  orchestra  and 
band  played  well,  the  band  giving  an  extra  number  at 
the  end  by  request,  after  which  "Sons  of  old  Massa- 
chusetts" was  sung  by  the  entire  association.  The 
program  was  as  follows  : 

PART  I. 

'•     March.  Chilcothian 

M.  A.  C.  Band. 

2-     Waltz.  |n  the  Sacramento  Valley 

M.  A.  C.  Band. 

3.  Overture,  Starlight 

M,  A,  C.  Orchestra. 

4.  Waltz,  Dearie 

M.  A.  C.  Mandolin  Club. 

5.  Violin  Solo,  Serenade  Badine 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


INTERMISSION. 


Song 


A  Hong  Kong  Romance 
M.  A.  C.  Glee  Club 

PART  II. 

1.  Cornet  Solo.  Lost  Chord 

S.  S.  Rogers. 

2.  Schottische,  Dance  of  the  Honey  Bees 

M.  A.  C.  Orchestra. 
3-     March,  Gibson  March 

M.  A.  C.  Mandolin  Club. 

4.     Cornet  Duet,  Selected 

S.  S.  Rogers,  and  R.  W.  Peakes. 

5-     March'  College  Life 

M.  A.  C.  Orchestra. 


March, 


EXTRA. 


M.  A.  C.  Band. 


De  Mo  lay 


The  custom  in  vogue  in  several  of  the  colleges  of 
burying  the  hatchet  on  St.  Patrick's  Day  and  ceasing 
hostilities  between  the  two  lower  classes,  is  one  which 
we  might  well  consider  here.  The  rest  of  the  year  is 
devoted  to  uniting  and  developing  a  strong  and  stead- 
fast college  spirit. 


THE  RETURN  OF  THE  LECTURERS 

Having  completed  a  tour  of  the  state,  the  college 
representatives  on  the  "Better- Farming  Spe  If" 
returned   to     Amherst    on    Sunday.     All    are    le  y 

say  ";  'at     °7  £  ZT  *  ,he  **     Mr'   ^ 
says   that  great    interest    was   shown    in  his   cabinet 

re  ating  to  the  college,  especially  by  the  Mount    He  . 

question?  WW    """"   **"**>*  *"*  **«    ""V 
questions.     We  may  expect  a    much  larger   number 


BASKETBALL  ELECTIONS 

The  following  basketball  elections  took  place  a  few 

wick,  08,  captain ;  Henry  T.  Pierce,  '07,  of  Mill- 
bury,  manager;  and  Edwin  D.  Philbrick,  '08  of 
SomervWe  assistant  manager.  ta  Qillett  the  college 
has  a  fine  leader  and  a  man  whose  knowledge  of  the 
game  ,s  unquestioned.  For  the  past  two  seasons  he 
ha.  played  centre  on  the  college  five.  The  election 
ot  Pierce  as  manager  meets  with  popular  favor  as  a 
successor  to  A.  T.  Hastings,  who  worked  untiringly 
for  h.s  team  during  the  past  season.  gX 

OUR  HIGH  SCHOOL  EXCHANGES 

in  th,teh  ^r  £  C°"ege   may  be  wide'y  advertised 
m   he  high  schools  and  other   preparatory   institutions 

of  the  eastern  United  States,  arrangements  are  made 

uch  I rf    *„    !  C°Py  °f  thC  C0LLECE  SlCNAL  «o  all 
such  schools  which  publish  a  paper.     Many  of  these 

student   publications     contain   an    exchange   column 
where  an  embryonic  literary  critic  reviews  all  papers 
sent   in   exchange.     It  is  not   surprising  that   these 
editors,  regarding  the   Signal  as  In  their  class,  can 
find  many  opportunities  for  criticism.     They  say  that 
we  should  publish  short  stories,  poems,  etc   to  make 
he  paper  interesting  and  they  exhaust  their  vocabu- 
lary   in    condemning  the   cover   design  (or   lack   of 
design)      We   acknowledge   that   for  a  high   school 
paper  these  faults  are  evident  but  the  Signal  is  a  col- 
lege  newspaper   and  not  a  magazine.     If  our  readers 
desire  fiction  the  market  Is  flooded  with  literature  far 
better    than    any    which   we   could    produce.      An 
exchange  from  near  Boston  Insists  that  a  paper  issued 
only  once  in  two  weeks   cannot  present   up-to-date 
news  but  makes  no  attempt  to  explain   why  -news  Is 


not  news"  until  people  are  generally  informed      We 
constantly  hear  the  remark--,  didn,  kSLyZl 

eet  t  a,ndinti:  '  T  "  '"  ^  S'CNAL"  ^    ^ 
seem  to  indicate  that  the  paper  still  has  a  useful  our 

pose  in  the  distribution  of  news      If  ,h-  P 

ev^r   nr^nf-^  t      1  the  °PPortunlty  Is 

ever   presented  for  the    Signal  to  get  a  "scoop"  on 
any  college  news  it  will  be  eagerly  gfasped.         ' 

The  S.CNAL  has  no  intention  of   adopting  a  cover 
design      A  s,mple    heading   has  been  devise'    and 

falLtthi    '7rderthattheP^"c  shall  becom 
ramii.ar  with  it  and  recognize   the  same  as  distinctly 
our  own.     All  of  the  leading  newspapers  of  ad 

have  headings   which   they   have  used  for  years  and 
wh,ch  they  would  not  change  for  any  consideration 
Last  year  when  the  board  discontinued  the     e  0    an 
elaborate  cover  design  it  was  because    the   circum 
s  ances  ,        nd  d  someth|ng  ^  ^  ^  ««*£ 

mat  It  will  be  a  long  time  before   the   ore^n,  .i-  . 

body  and    the    larger   proportion   of  the   alumnt   are 

'T""'y  Sa"S,l,!d  """    "*  S,onau  as  i,  ,p'a  s 
oday.     We  are  gratefu!  for  the  cr,„clsm  0/  ££ 

snr  ?  ",hough  ,hey  are  s°me,,m«  -  - 

«pnt  and  almost  ridiculous  we  acoept  them  In  the 
kmdly  splrl,  with  which  they  are  offeree.  Z  e 
r  ences  o,  our  predecessors  and  the  demands  o  our 
subscribers  require,  however,  that  we  should  maintain 
our  present  policy.  Heretofore  the  5,0^  has 
snored  ,he  comments  mad.  by  these  exchanges  an" 
.1  sbutfair  ,o  explam  to  them  our  reasons  for  no. 
accepting   the   advice   offered.     We   have   a   vague 

hi  "L      T could  "nd «™  *  Ih«  ™*=  »P  ° 

their  columns  but  we  hav*»  a  mn«  - 

uui  we  nave  a  more  serious  pnrDose  in 

view  and  other  matter    Haimc   a  F"rpose  in 

■cr  maner    claims   the   space   even  if  wp 

were  so   inclined.     Hereafter     «   / 

ncreaner,    as   far   as   our   hioh 

scho^exchanges  are  concerned  we  shall  forever  hofd 


Instead   of  the  annual  hair-cutting  war  between  the 
Fes  men    and    Sophomores    at   the    University" 
Mich  gan,  which  has  caused  many  serious  injuries,  it 
has   been   decided  to  have  a  tug  of  war   across    he 
Huron  river.     One  hundred  men  wiil  be  chosen  from 
each  class  and  stationed  on  opposite  sides  of  the  river 
A   long  rope  will  be   used  and  one  class  or  the  other 
will  be  dragged  through  the  river  -fir 


128 


THE    COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


Dfp&rtmfrvf  flot?s. 


THE  BETTER-FARMING  SPECIAL. 
In  conjunction  with  the  State  colleges   and  Experi- 
ment stations  of  Vermont  and    New    Hampshire,  the 
various  departments  of  the  Massachusetts  Agricultural 
College  and  Experiment  Station  have  combined  to  pre- 
sent  to  the   up-to-date   farmers  of  New  England  an 
exhibition   of   the   scientific   work  along  agricultural 
lines  which  our  State  colleges  and  Experiment  stations 
are  doing.     The  plan  is  distinctively  Western    in   ori- 
gin, but  is  well  worthy  of  practice  here   in   the   East. 
The  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  contributes  the  use  of  a 
special   train,    consisting   of    three   large   passenger- 
coaches  and  a  baggage  car.     About  half  the  seats  in 
the  passenger-coaches  have  been   removed,    allowing 
room   for  benches  along  the    walls,  upon  which  the 
exhibits  are  placed.     The  various  departments  of  our 
college  are  well  represented,  and  the  attractiveness  of 
the  numerous  displays  reflects  great   credit  upon  the 
heads  of  the  departments. 

The  department  of  Agriculture,  under  Professors 
Brooks  and  Cooley,  presents  an  instructive  display  of 
fertilizer  experiments  upon  apple  trees,  sections  of  the 
trees,  and  the  apples  produced,  being  set  up  in  an 
attractive  way.  A  fertilizer  experiment  with  corn  is 
also  representative  of  this  department.  An  exhibition 
of  grasses  adds  much  to  the  general  attractiveness  of 
the  car. 

The  department  of  Horticulture  presents  a  great 
variety  of  nursery  stock,  furnishing  interesting  data  of 
size  of  seedlings,  and  cost  of  different  quantities. 
Those  interested  in  orcharding  and  forestry  will  find 
this  exhibit  very  instructive.  Grafting  materials,  and 
the  Ingredients  and  composition  of  grafting  wax  are 
also  of  interatt. 

Dr.  Lindsey's  department  of  Foods  and  Feeding 
exhibits  about  forty  different  kinds  of  "  Condimental 
Stock  and  Poultry  Foods,"  pointing  out  by  carefully 
prepared  labels  the  faults  of  such  feeds,  and  giving 
home  prepared  mixtures  which  cost  less  and  contain 
a  greater  percentage  of  nutriment.  Charts  showing 
the  "Food  Cost  of  Milk  Production,"  and  the  "Cost 
of  Digestible  Protein  and  Digestible  Matter"  in  vari- 
ous food  stuffs  are  interesting  from  an  economical 
point  of  view. 


The  Botanical  and  Plant  Pathological  departments, 
under  the  supervision  of  Dr.  Stone,  present  a  variety 
of  exhibits  important  to  the  wide    awake   farmer.     A 
collection  of  fifteen  or  twenty    Rikermounts  shows  at 
good   advantage   the  effect  of  various  plant  diseases 
upon  common  trees  and  plants,  a  few  largs,  colored, 
drawings  showing  some   of   the   most    Important   in 
finer  detail.     The  results  of   various  methods  of  sep- 
arating seed  are  shown  in  neatly   framed   charts,  giv- 
ing  in   each   case  the  percentage  of  good  and  poor 
seed,  and  the  percentage  of  germination.     The   plain 
oak  frames  make  this  one  of  the  handsomest  exhibits 
shown.     The  preparation  and  use  of  Bordeaux    Mix- 
ture is  well  shown,  with  labeled  ingredients,  showing  in 
each  case  the  preparation  used. 

Tne  Entomological  department,  Professor  Fernald. 
In  charge,  gives  special  warning  of  the  Gypsy  and 
Brown  Tail  Moths,  showing  the  nests  and  insects  in 
various  stages,  and  Indicating  methods  of  extermina- 
tion. Other  injurious  insects  and  worms  are  given 
due  notice,  the  various  exhibits  being  shown  In  attrac- 
tive form. 

Dr.  Paige's  department  of  Veterinary  Science 
exhibits  specimens  showing  the  effect  of  ring  bone, 
bone  tumor,  and  other  diseases  in  horses  and  cattle. 
An  interesting  exhibit  is  that  of  ventilation  for  stables 
and  barns. 

Those  interested  in  fertilizers  and  fertilizing  prob- 
lems will  appreciate  Dr.  Goessmann's  exhibit  of  the 
department  of  Fertilizers.  It  consists  of  a  collection 
of  German  chemicals  used  in  fertilizers,  sets  of  high, 
low,  and  medium  grade  fertilizers,  and  sets  of  nitro- 
gen, potash  and  phosphoric  acid  fertilizers.  A  fit 
application  is  made  in  charts  showing  practical  fertil- 
izing problems. 

The  Better- Farming  Special  is  to  travel  throughout 
the  three  states,  following  a  fixed  schedule.  The 
different  departments  are  represented  by  members 
especially  interested  in  the  lines  of  work  represented, 
and  in  certain  instances  by  the  heads  of  the  depart- 
ments. It  is  hoped  thus  to  bring  the  valuable  work 
of  the  colleges  to  the  more  Immediate  attention  of 
the  farming  communities,  placing  before  the  people 
the  results  of  the  work  of  those  who  have  had  better 
opportunities  to  study  the  conditions  and  requirements 
of  the  various  farm  products. 

Since  the  foregoing  was  written  the  "gospel  train" 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


has  completed   a   considerable   part   of  Its  journey 

anVdThr  "  h!S  bCe"  greeted  ^  -thusiasm 
and  the  speakers  have  been  listened  to  with  the  great 
est  attention.  The  audiences  have  not  been  com" 
posed  entire^  of  farmers  for  many  business  men  and 
o  hers  who  have  no  immediate  interest  in  agriculture 
have   been   interested  hearers.     Likewise   the  large 

uZ      THf  rmT  PrCSent   HaS   b6en     comm^ted 
upon.     The  limited  stop  at  each  station  has  given  no 

opportunity  for  long-winded  discussions  and  those  mak- 
ing he  addresses  have  talked  in  a  terse,  heart-to-heart 
uhton  which .will  reap  a  much  greater  reward  than 
he  delivery  of  a  scientific  treatise.  The  workers  on 
he  train  have  not  found  the  entire  trip  to  be  drudgery 

l°IlnHam°hn8Ktheir  V'Slt0rS  thCy  haVe  he^op,nLs 
expreaed   wh.ch,    to   say   the  least  were  amusing  to 

their  more  erudite  and  sophisticated  ears.     The  daily 

papers   have   enthused   over  the  trip  and  pictured  the 

progress   of  the   train  both  in  words  and  photographs 

It   .s   but   natural  that  there  should  be  many  refer 

re?H!°u,e  C0"ege  3nd  ,tS  rePrese"tatives  and  there- 
fore this  Western  idea  transplanted  to  conservative  old 
New  England  Is  serving  as  a  grand   advertisement  of 
he  college.     We  trust  that  some  of  the  people  <  'down 
he  state"  who  regard  M.A.C.  asafarm  manual  train- 
ing school  will  now  get  a  true  conception  of  what  we 
are  trying  to  do  up  here  in  Amherst.     Opinions   may 
differ  as   to   whether   or  not  this  scheme  will  really 
disseminate   much   knowledge   but  It   is  certainly  an 
interesting  experiment,  one  which  is   well   worth   the 
trouble  and  expense  involved.     In  closing  we   must 
express  our  thanks  to  the  newspaper  „urid  in   general 
^scrupulously   refraining  from   the  use  of  the  word 
Aggie     when  mentioning  the  connection  of  the  col- 
lege with  the  "Better- Farming  Special." 


DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE. 
The  short  dairy  course  ended  March  15  in  a  blaze 
of  gory  when  a  farmer's  Institute  was  held  during  the 
day  foi  owed  by  the  short  course  banquet  In  the  even- 
ing- At  the  institute  there  were  several  Interesting 
speakers  notably  G.  D.  Leavens,  '97,  who  spoke  on 
the  possibles  of  the  grass  field.  The  Massachu- 
setts Society  for  the  Promotion  of  Agriculture  awarded 

n\T  ?lZeV°  the  mCmberS  °f  the  ^rt  course. 
In  spite  of  the  fact  that  It  is  very  popular,  a  doubt  Is 
arising  in  the  minds  of  many  whether  or  not  this 
course  is  especially  practicable.  Some  of  the  stories 
which  are  told  by  the  instructors  would  seem  to  Indi- 
dicate  that,  under  present  conditions,  the  course  Is 
merely  a  farce. 


Al 


umm. 


DEPARTMENT  OF  ZOOLOGY. 

It  Is  unofficially  reported  that  Clarence  E.  Gordon 
M.A.C.  1901,  will  succeed  Dr.  R.  S  Lull  as" 
associate  professor  of  zoology.  Mr.  Gordon  we 
understand,  will  secure  his  Ph.  D.  from  Columbia 
University  within  a  few  months.  He  Is  said  to  be  an 
enthusiastic  geologist  and  to  have  made  considerable 
research  also  In  zoology  so  that  he  is  amply  fitted  to 
hold  the  somewhat  complicated  position  to  which  he 
has  been  called. 


The   alumni   editor  would   like   to   get  in  a  word 

ber    r    ueCn   UmeS   thC   Past  'ear  *hen  »•«  has 
been   rather   hard-pressed    for    news,    and    he    has 

received  fully  his  share  of  criticism.     Now   this   lack 

of  news   has   not   been  due  to  the  fact  that  there  was 

no  news,  nor  yet  that  he  didn't  hustle   around   for  It 

how  ,  t,eXtreme,y  d,ff,cu,t  for  one  person  to  get 
hold  of  this  news.  Things  are  happening  every  day 
of  Interest  to  the  alumni,  of  which  the  alumn.-ed.  J 
s  entire  y  ignorant,  and  has  no  way  of  finding  out. 
f  a  I  of  the  alumni  and  the  sudents  will  unite  in  send- 
ing in  items  of  interst,  this  may  be  made  one  of  the 
most  interesting  departments  of  the  paper 

How  cheering  it  Is  to  read  a  letter  like  the  following 
from   an   alumnus  who   has  not   forgotten  his  Alma 

"Dear  Howard: 

I  don't  want  to  break  a  good  record   of  being  loyal 
to  my  college   teams   which   began  In  the  fall  of  '92 
I  want  to  be  just  as  loyal  to  them  now  as  when  I  was 
In  college,  but  I  guess  I  slipped  up  upon   sending  you 
anything  last  fall,  so  enclosed  find  check  for  $|0  00 
five  to  apply  on  football  account  of  last  fall,    and   fiv. 
for  the   coming  baseball   campaign.       Wishing  the 
baseball   fellows   the   best  of  success  for  the  comln* 
season  I  am,  as  ever, 

Your  old  friend, 

Newton  Shultis,  '96." 


*30 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


The  Washington  Entomological  Society  held  Its 
monthly  meeting  for  March  at  the  Lambda  Chapter 
House,  Phi  Sigma  Kappa  fraternity,  Washington, 
D.  C,  being  entertained  by  Hooker,  '99,  Morrill, '00,' 
and  Couden,  '04. 

The  following  is  quoted  from  the  Springfield  Repub- 
lican of  March  3 1  < 

The  home  alumni  of  the  Massachusetts  agricultural 
college   held   their  first  regular  business  meeting  and 
banquet  at  the  Amherst  house  in  Amherst  last  even- 
ing.    Thirty-seven  members   were   present.     It   was 
voted  to  adopt  the  name,  "Local   alumni   association 
of  Massachusetts  agricultural  college. "     The  follow- 
ing officers  were  electen  :  President,  Cyrus  Hubbard, 
'82  ;  first  vice-president,  Robert  Lyman,  71  ;  second 
vice-president,  C.  W.  Clapp,'86;  third  vice-president, 
David   Barry,    '90;  secretary,   Arthur  C.   Monahan,' 
1900;  treasurer,  E.  B.  Holland,  '92;  auditor,  G.  P. 
Smith,  79.     At  the  banquet  Robert  Lyman  acted  as 
toastmaster.      The   following  were   called   upon   for 
toasts:  Messrs.    Williams,  Judd,    Porter,  Kingman, 
Warner,  Back,  Stone,  Howard,  Blake  and  Monahan.' 
The   class   of  1903  held   a   meeting  recently  and 
appointed   a  committee   to  arrange  for  their  reunion 
next  June. 

The  following  D.  G.  K.  men  were  Initiated  Into 
Kappa  Sigma  at  Worcester,  March  30,  by  members 
of  the  Gamma  Delta  chapter :  '96— J.  E.  Barrett  of 
Framingham  and  A.  M.  Kramer  of  Worcester;  '00 
— F.  H.  Brown  of  Marlboro. 

'90.— C.  H.  Jones  of  Burlington,  Vt.,  the  maple 
sugar  expert  of  the  country  has  published  another 
article  In  the  Vermont  station  report  just  out  on  maple 
sugar  matters.  The  report  is  a  continuation  of  those 
previously  published. 

'91.— Arthur  H.  Sawyer,  cement  inspector,  is  now 
engaged  inthr*  Jement  Laboratory  of  the  Hudson  Com- 
panies, construction  department,  address  17  York  St., 
Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

'94.— The  report  of  A.  H.  Kirkland  recently  pub- 
lished, which  is  his  first  annual  report  as  superintend- 
ent for  suppressing  the  Gypsy  and  Brown  Tail  Moths 
Is  of  extreme  Interest.  The  report  consists  of 
161  pages  of  printed  matter  and  numerous  photographs. 
A  map  shows  the  Infested  territory  in  Massachusetts 
In    1905  as  compared   with   that  in  1900,  when  the 


former  state   campaign  against  the  gypsy  moth  was 
discontinued.     The  more  general  use  of  automobiles 
In  late  years  has  proven   of  considerable   importance 
in  the  dissemination  of  the  pest.     Under  the  subject 
of  parasites  is  included  a  report  of  the  work  of  intro 
ducing   European   parasites   by    Dr.    L.  0.  Howard 
chief  of   the    U.    S.    Bureau  of  Entomology.     The 
report   of  the   consulting   entomologist,    Prof.   C.  H. 
Fernald  shows  the   importance   of  the   work  of  sup- 
pressing the  gypsy  moth  to  the  tax  payers  of  the  Com- 
monwealth.    The  position  occupied  by  Mr.    Kirkland 
requires  not  only  that  the  Incumbent  be  a   competent 
entomologist,  but  one  possessed  of  a  rare   executive 
ability.     The  results  obtained  abundantly  justify  ex- 
Governor  Douglas'  selection  of  the  man  for  the  place. 
'95.— George  A.  Billings  of  the  New  Jersey  station 
has  recently   published  some  bulletins  on  animal  hus- 
bandry and  feeding. 

'95.— A.  F.  Burgess,  chief  inspector,  division  of 
Nursery  and  Orchard  Inspection  of  Ohio,  has  just 
had  published  his  fourth  annual  report.  This  includes 
the  results  of  investigations  of  insect  pests  and  plant 
diseases.  A  list  of  publications  for  the  year  by  the 
chief  inspector  Includes  bulletins  on  the  Elm  Leaf 
Beetle,  Some  Destructive  Grape  Pests  of  Ohio,  The 
Fumigation  of  Nursery  Stock,  and  a  report  on  the 
Mosquitos  of  Ohio. 

'97.— George  D.  Leavens  who  last  fall  was  made 
one  of  the  directors  of  the  Coe- Mortimer  Company  of 
New  York  city  and  Charleston,  S.  C,  has  recently 
been  elected  second  vice-president  of  this  company. 
The  Coe- Mortimer  Company  are  sole  importers  In 
this  country  of  Genuine  Peruvian  Guano,  and  are 
large  importers  of  Nitrate  of  Soda,  and  Potash  Salts, 
as  well  as  manufacturers  of  a  complete  line  of  high 
grade  fertilizers. 

'98.— The  American  Mission,  Harpoot,  Turkey  is 
carrying  on  a  farming  experiment  with  a  number  of 
Armenian  orphans.  "Mr.  Avedls  Adjemian,  a  grad- 
uate of  Robert  College,  Constantinople,  and  of  the 
Massachusetts  Agricultural  college,  was  placed  in 
charge  of  the  work.  He  brought  with  him  his  own 
horses  and  American  plow,  and  provided  other  neces- 
sary implements."  Mr.  Adjemian  recently  gave  a 
dinner  to  the  mission  officers,  the  orphans,  and 
some   friends  of  Mrs.    Goodell   there,    who  write  an 


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entertaining  and  delightful  letter  about    Mr.  Adjemian 
and  his  work. 

'99.— W.    A.    Hooker   has   recently   published   a 
paper  entitled  "  The  Tobacco  Thrips   and    Remedies 
to    Prevent    'White    Veins'    in    Wrapper  Tobacco  " 
being  circular  68  of  the  Bureau  of  Entomology   U   S 
Department  of  Agriculture.     This  species,  described 
and  named  by  Dr.  W.  E.  Hinds,  '99,  was  investigated 
m    Florida   by    Mr.    Hooker  during   the   summer  of 
1905.     A   more   extended  account    of    the    results 
obtained  will  be  published  later   in  another  publication 
of  the  Bureau  of  Entomology. 

'00. -J.  W.  Kellogg,  formerly  at  the  Rhode  Island 
station  has  gone  to  Atlanta,  Ga.,  where  he  is  head 
chemist   with   several   assistants,    in   the   employ   of 

•00  -A.  W.  Morrill,  of   the  Bureau   of  Entomol- 
ogy, U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture,  who  has  spent 
the  winter  in   Washington,    has   returned  to   Dallas 
Tex.     Address  P.  O.  Box  208. 

'OO.-Dr.    E.   T.    Hull,  2352  Seventh  Ave.,  New 
York. 

'02.— L.  C.  Claflin,  representative   of   the   Claflin 
Athletic  Goods,  visited  college  recently. 

w^'~H°Ward  Knight  has  been  transferred  from 
Middletown,  Conn.,  to  Washington,  D.  C,  for  work 
on  bulletins. 

'03.— Albert  Parsons  of  Hood  Farm,  was  in   town 
recently. 

'03. -C.  S.  Tinkham,   126  Thornton  St.,  Roxbury. 
'03.—  W.   E.    Tottingham   of  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  was 
seen  in  Amherst  recently. 

'04.— F.  F.  Henshaw  of  the  U.  S.  Dept.  of  Agri- 
culture has  been  detailed  for  service  in  Alaska  to 
investigate  the  water  resources  of  Cape  Nome.  He 
will  start  for  Alaska  about  the  middle  of  May. 

'05.— An  extremely  neat  and  clever  booklet   with 
numerous  excellent  illustrations,  has  just  come  to  our 
notice,  gotten   out  by  the    Munson-Whltaker  Co.,  48 
Wmter  St.,  Boston,  and   Flatiron   Bldg.,  New  York 
Experts  in  Forestry,  Arboriculture  and    Entomology' 
Special   attention    is  given   to  their   work  In  pruning 
tree-surgery,  Irrigation,   fertilization   and   spraying  of 
trees.    Fred  Yeaw,  '05,  is  now  employed  in  their  New 
York  office. 


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HOTEL  HAMILTON, 


HOLYOKE,  MASS. 


Famous  for  its  popular  priced  Sunday  dinner,  with 

music. 
FINE   CAFK    OPEN    UNTIL   MIDNIGHT. 
A  Specialty  made  of  Banquets 
and  Class  Dinners. 

GEO.  H.  BOWKER  &  CO. 


AMHERST  HOUSE. 

Everything  New  and  Up.  to- Date. 

Special  Attention  given  to  Athletic  Teams,  Frater 
mty  and  Alumni  Banquets. 
BEST  SERVICES  AT  REASONABLE  PRICB8. 

DON'T  WALK  ON  YOUR  HEElT 

To  save  your  sole. 
Come  to  me  for  your 

Cnstom-made  Boots  and  Sioes, 

Repairing  a  specialty. 

CHARLES    DORAY, 

Opposite  Town  Hall. 


Wise 


The  "  Early  Bird,"  etc. 

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wants  the  Wt  AImou^  ^l^^  ^  th«  »«">«'  who 
our  twelve  ofncee.  Write  ui  io/i.l,t  t1,8/JUft»flcatlnn«  In 
taken,  experience  If  any  lin««»i„Jwy'  ■t»t»"*  »ge,  course 
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mencement.    OuF  organi^VoTco^sTh?  whn^'y  ,'t"^»' 
in  every  high  grade  l"e  of  work     Countr*  ■■«• 


we  place  men 


HAPQOOD8, 

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"■  B«-o*dway,  New  York  city. 

Offices  In  other  cities. 


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'05 — P.  F.  Williams  was  in  Amherst  for  a  short 
time  while  on  his  way  to  Farmington,  Conn.,  in  the 
employ  of  Mr.  Manning  of  Boston,  the  great  land- 
scape gardener. 

'05. — Bertram  Tupper  and  Miss  Ida  Mary  Bishop 
married  on  Wednesday,  March  28,  1906,  at  St. 
James  church,  Bridgetown,  Nova  Scotia.  At  home 
after  April  15,  Auburndale. 


Intfrcolltgi&'te. 


Dr.  W.  H.  D.  Demarest,  acting  president  of 
Rutgers  college,  has  been  elected  president. 

The  freshman-sophomore  class  contest  at  Trinity 
college  on  St.  Patrick's  Day  resulted  decidedly  in 
favor  of  the  freshmen. 

The  Cornell  summer  school  will  offer  this  year  100 
courses  in  19  departments.  Its  faculty  will  consist  of 
61  members  most  of  them  on  the  regular  staff. 

There  is  a  great  deal  doing  at  Cornell  in  track 
athletics,  as  a  result  of  the  winning  of  trie  inter-col- 
legiate games  last  spring.  Over  one  hundred  and 
fifty  men  are  already  out  taking  preliminary   training. 

The  faculty  of  the  University  of  Vermont  have 
thought  it  best  to  do  away  with  the  morning  chapel 
system  during  the  winter  months  and  have  substituted 
in  its  place  a  weekly  vesper  service  held  on  Wednes- 
day afternoons. 

The  committee  from  the  two  universities  of  Cali- 
fornia resolved  to  recommend  that  the  faculties  sub- 
stitute something  else  for  the  present  game  of  foot- 
ball or  modify  it  so  that  many  of  its  existing  evils 
be  eliminated. 

The  College  of  the  City  of  New  York  has  obtained 
as  a  relic  the  dish  used  by  Ex- President  Grover 
Cleveland  wh-=»n  at  school  in  Fayettville,  N.  Y.  The 
dish  has  the  rarne  of  "G.  Cleveland"  carved  on  it 
with  a  jack-knife. — Ex. 

The  University  of  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope  is  t'ae 
only  institution  in  South  Africa  authorized  to  confer 
degrees.  It  was  founded  in  1873  after  the  model  qf 
the  University  of  London  and  still  exercises  only  the 
functions  of  examining  the  candidates  for  degrees. 
There  are  five  colleges  including  one  for  women, 
which  prepare  students  for  the  university  examinations. 


RUN     TO   THE    CO-OP. 

February  Sale ! 
Immense  Reductions ! 

Clearing  for  Spring  Goods.     Prices  reduced  from 
25  to  50  per  cent. 

AMHERST  CO  OP  STORE. 

TICKETS,    Sl.OO. 


COLLEGE  CATERING 


A   SPECIALTY. 


BOYDEN'S, 


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NOTICE. 


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VOL.     XVI. 


AMHERST.     MASS.,     APRIL     25, 


1906 


NO.     12 


Student,  and  «      ,        PUbHShed  F°r,night,y  hy  S,udents  of  th«  Massachusetts  Agricultural  College. 
notify  the  Business  Manager  '  ***    SubscrIber»  who  do  not  receive  their  paper  regularly  are  requested   to 


ARTHUR  WILLIAM  HICGINS. 
JOSEPH  OTIS  CHAPMAN,   190 
HERBERT  LINWOOD  WHITE. 
DANFORTH  PARKER  MILLER 


BOARD  OF  EDITORS. 

CLINTON  KING.   1907.  Editor-in-Chief. 

RALPH  JEROME  WATTS.   1907,  Business  Manager. 

>9of fhf  ?»1CALF  BR°WNE'   1908A»'«an«  Business  Manage, 

1907,  Alumni  Notes.  caB,  c  rnnnu,,,  !*~_.     _ 

7,  College  Notes.  It^ll  ^Z??,i"  BARTLE^  l»07.  Intercollegiate. 

■sfcrir        A^HM^Tp^;HA^?IcirAiu-ta 

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Term,,  ,,.00  p«r  ^  ln  .«..„,.,    8<.8„  ^^  To7~7o^^«^ 


Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Foot- Ball  Association. 

College  Senate, 

Reading- Room  Association, 


SIGNAL'S  DIRECTORY. 

C.  H.  White.  Pres.  Athletic  Association. 

M.  H.  Clark.  Jr..  Manager.  Base-Ball  Association 

R.  W.  Peakes.  Pres.  Nineteen  Hundred  and  Eight  Index 

J.  N.  Summers,  Sec.  Fraternity  Conference 

Basket-ball  Association,  H.  T.  Pierce.  Manager 


Prof.  S.  F.  Howard,  Sec. 
F.  A.  Cutter,  Manager. 
K.  E.  Gillett,  Manager 
A.  T.  Hastings,  Pres. 


Entered  as  second-class  matter,  Post  Office  at  Amherst, 


Edi+briaJs. 


By  its  recent  ruling  on  the  freshman   banquet,    the 
College  Senate  has  caused   considerable   unfavorable 
criticism.     Whereas,  the  former  rule  was  too  severe, 
the  new  one  is  extremely  lenient  and  gives  the   fresh- 
men every  opportunity  to  escape  the  vigilance  of   the 
sophomores.     The  time  limit  is  excellent  but  to   add 
that  the  freshmen  shall  not  be  interfered  with   outside 
of  Amherst  is  to   make    the   banquet   a   travesty  on 
those  of  former  days.     The  Senate  will  not   hold  the 
respect  of  the  students  If  it   continues  such   a   vacil- 
lating policy  and  one  savoring  so  strongly   of   favorit- 
ism.    The  Senate   has   corrected  several   evil   cus- 
toms, notably  the  bloody  campus  rush   and  we  hope 
that  such  exhibitions  of  weakness,    as   have   charac- 
terized  its   attempt  to  regulate    the   freshman    ban- 
quet, will  not  be  repeated. 


An  opinion  is  prevalent  about  college  that  the  pres- 
ent editor-in-chief  of  this  paper  has  joined   that   class 


of  journalists  whom  President  Roosevelt   styles    "the 
man  with  the  muck  rake. "     Nothing  could  be  farther 
from  our  Intentions.     The   policy  of   the   S.cnal   is 
now  as  it  always  has  been  for  a    "better,    bigger  and 
busier  Mass'chusetts."     But  we  have   no   sympathy 
for     evil  or  for   those   indications  of    retrogression 
which    occasionally  creep  out.     If,   in   our    attempts 
to  elevate  the  standing  of  the  college  we   do   uncover 
any  of  the  muck  and  other   stagnant   products  which 
we  all  know,  not  only  Interfere  with  the   management 
of  student  affairs  but  also  clog  the  wheels  of  some   of 
the  departments  of  instruction,  then  the  persons   who 
are  responsible  for  those  conditions   must   suffer   the 
consequences.     He   who   would   expose    graft     and 
corruption  for  the  sake  of  notoriety   is  a   sensational- 
ist ;  he  who  does  it  to  promote  the  public  welfare  is  a 
philanthropist.     The  Signal   believes   that   it   would 
fall  far  short  of  attaining  the  goal  of   Its  ambitions   If 
It  should  compromise  upon  such   a   subject   as   this. 
Having  once  placed  our  hands  at  the   plow,    we  shall 
not  turn  back. 


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THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


The  Signal  regrets  that  the  financial  aspect  of  the 
Index  situation  is  bad,  It  looks  as  if  the  various 
classes  in  the  Ir  attempts  to  publish  a  book  which 
would  reflect  creditably  upon  them  have  incurred  too 
much  expense.  The  result  is  that  the  managers  of 
the  last  two  volumes  of  the  Index  have  not  been  able 
to  make  both  ends  meet.  This  is  especially  true  of 
the  1907  book.  There  are  a  large  number  of  stu- 
dents who  have  not  secured  a  copy  and  doubtless 
never  intend  to  do  so.  They  have  good  reasons  for 
their  stand.  The  1907  Index  was  not  an  entirely  credit- 
able book,  and  this  together  with  the  delay  in  getting 
it  out  and  the  increased  price,  was  prejudicial  to  its 
selling  qualities.  But  in  another  sense  there  is  no 
excuse  for  refusing  to  purchase  at  least  one  copy. 
A  body  of  students  which  has  responded  so  nobly 
during  the  past  year  to  extortionate  athletic  taxes 
should  not  refuse  to  help  out  the  present  junior  class 
from  this  predicament.  Besides,  in  after  years 
those  who  have  failed  to  secure  this  volume  will 
regret  that  they  have  not  a  complete  file  of  the 
annuals  published  while  they  were  in  college.  We 
believe  that  all  who  are  yet  without  a  1907  Index 
should  go  around  to  Mr.  Clark  at  once  and  purchase 
a  book  in  order  that  he  may  liquidate  his  account 
with  the  publishers  whose  opinion  of  M.  A.  C.  is  not 
edified  by  this  long  delay  in  payment. 


It  is  quite  evident  that  the  larger  portion  of  the 
student-body  need  practice  in  handling  the  college 
yell.  On  the  day  of  the  Maine  game  the  attempt  to 
give  the  long  yell  was  not  satisfactory  because  it  was 
given  so  quickly  that  the  whole  was  unintelligible. 
From  the  windows  of  South  College  It  sounded 
rather  like  the  confused  murmur  of  a  large  crowd 
than  a  college  yell.  Likewise  the  "sky-rocket" 
exhibited  the  propensity  of  its  name-sake  and  was 
only  a  fizzle  because  many  had  forgotten  it  and  none 
had  practiced  't  lately.  It  would  be  a  good  plan  if 
some  of  the  enthusiasm  which  was  exhibited  last  fall 
could  be  revived  again  and  there  is  no  better  way  to 
stir  this  up  than  by  singing  songs  and  giving  yells. 
Unless  this  coming  season  Is  different  from  its  prede- 
cessors there  will  be  a  grand  "scrap"  before  Com- 
mencement between  the  two  under  classes.  The 
college  will  need  all  of  the  esprit  de  corps  available 
after  It  to  heal  the  moral  wounds   received  and   pre- 


pare the  student-body  for  the  final  wind-up  in  June. 
The  senate  should  call  a  mass-meeting  either  after 
chapel  or  while  the  baseball  team  Is  practicing  on 
the  campus  and  give  a  few  yells  with  perhaps  a  song 
or  two.  In  this  way  we  would  be  able  at  the  next 
home  game  to  more  creditably  show  our  appreciation 
of  the  good  work  of  the  team. 


The  increase  in  social  activity  which  has  charac- 
terized the  last  few  months  here  at  college  Is  highly 
commendable.  It  was  not  long  since  the  day  when 
a  small  and  occasional  Informal  was  about  the  only 
social  event  of  the  entire  year.  The  present  interest 
shown  in  entertainments,  musicales,  and  dances  by 
the  students  plainly  indicates  that  we  have  at  last 
reached  a  point  where  we  can  consider  ourselves  as 
on  a  par  with  other  institutions  of  our  kind.  We 
have  heard  much  during  the  past  year  about  a  sopho- 
more hop  instead  of  a  senior  prom.,  but,  judging  from 
the  indignant  attitude  assumed  by  the  sophomores 
when  this  scheme  was  proposed  recently,  that  class 
cannot  have  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  the  upper 
classes  who  have  discussed  the  matter  at  great 
length.  There  seems  to  be  no  good  reason  why  the 
sophomore  hop  should  not  be  Introduced.  We  all 
know  by  actual  experience  that  the  sophomores  are 
the  least  taxed  of  any  of  the  four  classes.  They 
have  no  expenses  which  college  custom  dictates 
that  they  should  meet  and  since  it  is  quite  essential 
that  some  undergraduate  social  event  should  occur 
at  Commencement,  a  hop  given  by  them  is  the  nat- 
ural sequence  of  thought.  The  senior  class  is 
obliged  at  this  time  to  assume  financial  obligations  of 
enormous  proportions  and  they  should  be  excused 
from  the  expense  and  labor  entailed  by  the  prom. 
It  is  now  too  late  to  introduce  the  plan  this  year  and 
the  class  of  1908  cannot  be  blamed  for  kicking  when 
asked  to  establish  the  precedent.  Besides,  it  is 
but  human  that  they  should  realize  that  if  action  Is 
postponed  until  next  year,  they  will  escape  not  only 
the  hop,  but  the  prom.  Doubtless  the  senior  and 
junior  classes  have  thought  of  that  also  but  the 
change  must  be  made  sometime.  The  present 
sophomore  class  is  without  question  the  largest 
and  best  one  ever  enrolled  at  this  college.  It 
is  therefore  admirably  fitted  to  initiate  the  sopho- 
more hop.     There  seems  to  be  little   regard   felt   for 


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the  senior  class  by  the  present  sophomores  which   is 
probably  the  real  reason  why  the  latter  refuse   to  give 
their  supposed  guardians  the    hop.     To   discriminate 
between  the  merits  and  demerits  of  this  question  Is   a 
delicate  proposition  which  we  shall    not   attempt      In 
spite  of  the   setback  of  this   year   we   trust   that   the 
quest.on  has  been   so   thoroughly   agitated,   that   the 
class  of  1909  will  feel  in  duty  bound  to  give  a   hop   in 
June,  1907,  even  although  it  occasions   some   sacri- 
fice upon  their  part. 


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M.  A.  C,  3;  U.  of  M.,  2. 

April  12,  the  baseball  team  defeated  University  of 
Maine  In  the  first  home  game. 

Frost,  Maine's  best  pitcher,  started  the  game  and 
pitched  very  effectively  for  five  innings,  retiring  In 
favor  of  McDonnell  who  gave  way  to  Hall  In  the 
eighth. 

Captain  Kennedy  was  in  the  points  for  Massachu- 
setts and  kept  the  hits  well  scattered  except  in  the 
seventh  when  three  hits,  one  of  scratch  order,  were 
secured  off  his  delivery,  but  only  one  run  resulted  as 
Cobb  and  Tirrell  completed  a  double  play,  retiring 
Maine,  thus  pulling  Kennedy  out  of  what  appeared  to 
be  a  bad  hole. 

Massachusetts  started  scoring  at  once.  Grady 
reached  first  after  striking  out  as  Gordon  dropped  the 
ball.  O'Donnell  followed  with  a  grounder  to  Mayo 
who  fumbled,  and  in  a  series  of  errors  Grady 
crossed  the  plate.  Clark  drew  a  pass  and  stole  sec- 
ond. Cobb  fanned.  Tirrell  reached  first  on  four 
wide  ones  and  Chase  failed  to  connect  with  the  ball 
French  forced  Tirrell  at  second  with  a  hit  to  short 
stop  retiring  the  side.  Maine  failed  to  get  a  runner 
by  third  in  their  attempt  to  score. 

In  the  fourth  Tirrell  reached  first  on  an  error  by 
Mayo.  Chase  struck  out  and  French  filed  out  to 
Higgins.  Shattuck  singled  and  Kennedy  followed 
with  a  hit  into  left  field  scoring  Tirrell.  Maine 
scored  in  their  half.  With  one  down,  Scales  drew  a 
pass  and  stole  second,  and  reached  third  on  a  scratch 
hit  by  Mayo.  Blossom  went  out  on  a  grounder  to 
Kennedy,  Scales  scoring.  Gordon  retired  his  side  by 
flying  out  to  Grady. 


It  was   one,    two,    three   order   up  to  the   seventh 
when  Maine  tied  the  score  on  three  singles,  but  Cobb 
retired   the   side   by   doubling   Sawyer   at  third   and 
throwing   to   first   ahead  of    Higgins.     Neither   side 
scored  in  the  eighth  but  In  the  ninth  Shattuck  reached 
first  on  a  scratch    hit    and   went  to  second   on    Ken- 
nedy's  pretty   sacrifice.     Grady  got    in   front  of  one 
of  Hall's  shoots  and  was   passed  to  first.     With  the 
bases  full  Clark  waited  and  Hall   failed  to  locate  the 
plate,  forcing  in  the  winning  run. 

The  features  of  the  game  were  a  one  hand  catch  of 
a  foul  by  Cobb  and  the  fielding  of  Clark  and  Kennedy. 

The  score  \ — 


M.  A.  C. 


Grady.  •., 
O'Donnell,  s., 
Clark,  m.. 
Cobb,  3, 
Tirrell,  I. 
Chase.  2, 
French,  c. 
Shattuck,  r.,  2. 
Kennedy,  p., 
Warner,  r., 

Total, 


Sawyer,  m., 
Burns,  2, 
Higgins.  3. 
Chase,  I, 
Scales,  s.i 
Mayo,  I , 
Blossom,  r.,  c, 
Gordon,  c. , 
Frost,  p., 
McDonnell,  p.  r.. 
Hall,  p.. 


A.B. 

4 
5 
3 

4 
2 
3 

4 
4 
3 
0 

32 


MAINE 


3 

4 

4 

4 

1 

3 

3 

3 

I 

3 

I 


a. 
0 
I 

0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
2 
I 
0 


■. 
2 
I 

0 
I 

0 
I 

0 
0 
0 

I 

0 


P.O. 
2 

I 
3 

4 
IS 

I 
0 

I 

0 
0 

27 


P.O. 

I 

3 

3 

3 

I 

7 

2 

S 

0 

I 

I 


A. 

0 
I 

0 
0 
0 

I 
I 

0 
8 

0 

IS 


0 

0 

2 

0 

2 

0 

I 

2 

I 

0 

2 


c. 

0 
0 
0 
0 

I 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 


R. 

0 

I 

2 

.  0 
0 
2 
0 
I 

0 
0 
0 


MAC01"'  3°  6         27  «0  6 

&£fc  l    §    0     I     0    0    0    0     1-3 

2.  Mayo  O'Donnell.  Clark.  Tirrell,  Warner      Two  bl^Tf.     I    ""'  S<?ea 

W&%  2KTd  h.2i:  "2  ^B2  f?2g  J-i  S2  I £~ 

Double   pUys-tobb  and   Tirrell    Scaled an Bu™  Wll  InH    wfT" 


Wesleyan  4;   M.  A.  C.  2. 


Our  team  was  defeated   by   Wesleyan   at    Middle- 
town,  April  18,  4  to  2  In  an  Interesting  game.   Both 
teams  played  excellent  ball  but  the  bulk  of  the   work 
fell  on  the  pitchers,  Monroe  and   Cobb.     Monroe  did 
finely  holding  us  down  to   four  hits   and   striking  out 
nine  men.     He  was  well   supported   by  Day.     Cobb 
kept  the  Wesleyan  people  guessing  until  the  last  of  the 
game  when   he   was   found   for   several   long  drives 
which,  however,  did  not  come  at  the  right  time.     M. 
A.  C.  scored  two  runs  in  the  third  by  a   combination 
of  three  hits  and  loose   fielding.     Wesleyan   tied   the 


i 


y 


136 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


score  in  its  half  of  the  third.  In  the  sixth  Day's  two 
bagger  over  Clark's  head  brought  in  Soule  and  again 
in  the  eighth  he  brought  in  Burke  on  a  hard  hit  to 
center. 

The  score  1 — 


WESLEYAN. 


Hancock,  r., 
Haley.  2. 
Cunningham,  s., 
Monroe,  p., 
Smith.  1, 
Taylor,  1,3, 
Burke,  m.. 
Kipp.  3, 
Soule,  I., 
Day,  c 

Total, 


Grady,  I., 
Kennedy,  3, 
Clark.  m„ 
Cobb,  p., 
Tlrrell,  l„ 
French,  c, 
Warner,  r., 
Shattuck.  2, 
O'Donnell,  s., 


B. 

B. 

P.O. 

A. 

B, 

5 

1 

2 

0 

0 

3 

1 

! 

3 

1 

4 

1 

2 

1 

0 

4 

1 

0 

2 

1 

4 

1 

11 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4 

2 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

1 

0 

0 

0 

4 

3 

11 

1 

1 

33 


M.  A.  C. 


A.B. 
3 

4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
3 
3 


II 


1 

I 

0 
0 
0 
0 

1 
1 

0 


27 

P.O. 

1 


7 

9 
0 
2 
2 


Total,  33  4         24         6  1 

Wesleyan,  0    0    2    0    0     10     1       —4 

M.A.  C.  0    0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0—2 

Runs— Hancock.  Haley,  Burke,  Soule,  Grady,  O'Donnell.  Sacrifice  hit— 
Cunningham.  Stolen  bases— Burke,  Cunningham  2,  Soule.  Two-base 
hit— Day.  First  base  on  balls— off  Cobb  2.  Left  on  bases— Wesleyan  9, 
M.  A.  C.  4.  Struck  out— Hancock  2,  Monroe  2,  Smith,  Taylor  2.  Kennedy 
3,  Clark,  Tlrrell,  French  2,  Shattuck  2.  Batters  hit— Kipp,  Haley,  Grady. 
Passed  ball— Day.    Time— 1  h.  45  m,    Umpire— Schiffer. 


Colleg?  ftoits- 


— W.  F.  Chace,  '07,  passed  the  holiday  In  Boston. 

— H.  T.  Pierce,  '07,  was  visited   by   his   brother 
last  week. 

— Pray  and  Scott,  '06,  are  taking  the  Civil  Service 
examinations. 

— W.  H.  Craighead  has   returned  from  his  short 
trip  to  Boston. 

— S.  L.  Davenport,  '08,  entertained  his  brother 
here  la:,  week. 

— F.  L.  Edwards,  '08,  recently  spent  a  few  days 
with  his  brother  in  New  York. 

— We  hope  that  the  last  snow  storm  of  the  season 
occurred  on  the  9th  of  this  month. 

— Dr.  Charles  Wellington  has  returned  from  a  short 
vacation  visit  to  Atlantic  City,  N.  J. 

— The  tennis  courts  about  college  are  now  all  In 
fine  shape  and  It  seems  that  the  game  will  be  as 
popular  here  as  it  was  last  year. 


— The  Informal  which  was  to  have  been  held  on  the 
21st  has  been  postponed  until  the  28th. 

— H.  L.  White,  '08,  has  been  elected  acting 
assistant  business  manager  of  the  Signal. 

— Miss  Dacy,  formerly  a  special  student  here, 
recently  spent  a  few  days  at  Draper  hall. 

— G.  W.  Searle,  ex-'07,  and  Rodman  Blake, 
ex- '08,  spent  a  few  days  about  college  recently. 

— Considerable  work  has  been  done  on  road 
improvement  about  college  since  our  last  Issue. 

— At  certain  parts  of  the  day  the  campus  seems  to 
be  quite  well  covered  with  sophomore  surveying 
squads. 

— The  seniors  made  their  first  appearance  in  cap 
and  gown  at  chapel  on  the  Monday  morning  following 
Easter. 

— Since  the  law  has  been  off  on  trout  several  fish- 
ermen from  college  have  tried  their  luck  with  fair 
success.  * 

— Dr.  Stanley  L.  Galpln  of  Amherst  college  will 
take  charge  of  Mr.  Herrick's  classes  during  the 
absence  of  the  latter  abroad. 

— C.  A.  White,  '09,  President  of  the  Young  Men's 
Christian  association  here  attended  a  convention  of 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  leaders  held  at  Williams  college. 

— Rice,  ex- '07,  who  Is  now  In  Dartmouth  college 
was  in  Springfield  for  his  Easter  vacation  and  came 
up  to  Amherst  on  Sunday  to  renew  old  friendships. 

— Dr.  Stone  has  been  Invited  to  deliver  a  course  of 
lectures  on  vegetable  physiology,  In  connection  with 
the  six  weeks  summer  school  at  the  University  of 
Illinois. 

— There  has  been  considerable  talk  of  having  a 
Sophomore  Hop  instead  of  the  regular  Senior  Prom, 
but  in  a  recent  class  meeting  held  by  '08  this  plan 
was  defeated  by  a  large  majority. 

— Governor  Guild  has  signed  the  appropriation  bill. 
Professor  Brooks  has  already  made  some  arrange- 
ments on  the  building  of  the  new  barn,  and  an  architect 
has  begun  work  on  Dr.  Stone's  building. 

— Dr.  Stone  has  introduced  into  W.  W.  Rawson's 
greenhouses  at  Arlington,  some  electrical  experiments, 
and  a  lively  half-page  article  was  published  In  the 
S  unday  Herald,  April  1 ,  on  the  subject. 


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137 


—  Dr.  A.  E.  P.  Rockwell  from  Worcester  has  been 
visiting  and  looking  over  the  college  recently.  Others 
visitors  are  A.  M.  McMeans  of  the  Ontario  Agricul- 
tural College,  and  Robert  Miller,  a  rose  grower  of 
East  Brookfield. 


—The  Young  Men's  Christian  association  has  just 
received  from  Newton  Shultis,  '96,  a  contribution 
consisting  of  several  books.  These  will  be  kept  in  the 
association's  rooms  and  it  is  hoped  will  form  the 
nucleus  about  which  will  grow  a  library. 

—Miss  Eleanor  Kessler,  the  famous  soprano,  who 
sang  in  Amherst  on  the  20th,  has  been  stopping  at 
the  home  of  Professor  Babson  while  in  town.  This 
promising  young  singer  has  been  studying  in  Germany, 
and  it  was  while  in  that  country  that  she  became 
acquainted  with  Professor  Babson 's  family. 

—One  of  the  things  which  the  alumni  will  miss 
when  they  come  back  to  Amherst  in  June  is  the  sight 
of  the  old  ' '  Hash  House. ' '  This  old  building  had  long 
been  an  eyesore  and  this  spring  it  has  been  torn  down 
and  moved  away.  This  opening  shows  a  beautiful 
stretch  of  mountain  scenery  from  Draper  hall  west  and 
north. 

—Mr.  Louis  R.  Herrlck,  instructor  in  modern 
languages,  and  Miss  H.  Mildred  French  of  Buffalo, 
were  united  in  marriage  on  the  14th  of  this  month.' 
Miss  Vlda  French,  ex-'07,  acted  as  maid  of  honor. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herrick  will  sail  for  Europe  early  next 
month  and  upon  their  return  will  make  their  home  in 
Amherst. 

—The  gander  party  or  poverty  ball  given  by  the 
seniors  in  the  Drill  Hall  last  Tuesday  night  was  quite 
a  success.  Some  of  the  "ladies'  "  costumes  were 
certainly  unique  and  many  of  the  others  showed  great 
originality.  The  first  prizes  was  won  by  Pierce  and 
Gasklll  (lady)  and  the  second  was  won  by  Pray  and 
Taft  (lady). 

—On  Sunday,  which  was  an  ideal  spring  day, 
several  parties  of  students  visited  places  of  Interest  on 
the  hills  and  mountains  about  the  town.  Among  these 
places  were  Pelham,  the  Notch  and  especially  the 
caves  of  Sunderland  where  Tannatt,  '06,  who  has 
done  special  work  in  geology  at  Amherst  college 
explained  the  formation  of  the  rocks  to  those  who 
accompanied  him. 


— Capt.  George  Martin  recently  gave  an  informal 
address  in  Red  Men's  hall  before  the  E.  M.  Stanton 
Grand  Army  Post  and  Woman's  Relief  Corps. 
Captain  Martin's  subject  was  "Military  Service  in  the 
Philippines. "  As  the  Captain  has  seen  active  service 
in  the  islands  his  talk  was  very  Instructive  as  well  as 
Interesting. 

—The   College  Musical  clubs  gave  a  short  concert 
in   the  Amherst  town  hall   previous  to  a  dance   held 
there  on  Wednesday  evening,  April  18.     Each   num- 
ber was  well  rendered  and  the  Mandolin   club  especi- 
ally received  just   applause.     The  first   number   was 
the   overture    "Starlight"    by  the  college  orchestra. 
This  was   followed  by  a  cornet  duet  by  S.  S.  Rogers 
and  R.  W.    Peakes.     The   third  number  was  by  the 
Mandolin   club   which  played  the  waltz     "Dearie." 
The  Glee  club  then  sang  "The  Song  of  the  Cannibal." 
The   last   number  was  the  march  "Gibson"  by  the 
Mandolin  club.     The  concert  was  followed  by  dancing 
for  which  the  college  orchestra  furnished  music. 


A  PLEA  FOR  MORE  TIME. 

It  Is  generally  admitted  that   the  College  Signal 
and  its  predecessor  the  Aggie  Life  have  done  a  great 
deal   for    the  college.     This  work  Is  not  especially 
noticeable  but  if  the  publication  of  the  paper  should  be 
stopped  It  is  reasonable   to   suppose   that   the   close 
relations   existing  between  alumni  and  undergraduates 
would  be  broken  and  the  general  efficiency  of  the  col 
lege   would   suffer.     For  these   reasons   the   Signal 
must  be  constantly  on  guard  that  its  general  tone  shall 
not   be   lowered.     As  time  goes  on  this  is  becoming 
more   difficult   owing  to  the  greater  demands   made 
upon  us  by  the  faculty  In  our  regular  work.     At  times 
the  editor-in-chief  finds   that  it  Is  difficult  to  secure 
copy  from  his  subordinates  as  they  claim  that  college 
duties  interfere.     As   the  Signal  goes  to  press  early 
Saturday   morning  it  is  essential   that    much   writing 
should  be   done  in  the  hurry  and  hustle  of  the  college 
week.     It  is  entirely  impracticable  to  change  the  time 
of  publication.     In  addition  to  the  matter  of  copy,  we 
find  that  the  proof  reading  is  likewise  hampered  by  the 
press  of  other  duties.     Yet  If  there  are  mistakes  In 
the  paper  when  it  comes  out  everyone  from  the  faculty 
down   to   the   greenest  freshman  points  the  finger  of 
scorn   at  the  editorial  board  and  helps  sling  the  mud. 
All  of  the  preceedlng  editors  of  the  Signal  realize 


138 


THE    COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


what  a  nuisance   and  a  bother  the  proof  Is  and   how 
sadly  It  eats  into   the  hours  of   every  other  Monday 
evening.     We    believe    that   in    view    of  the   great 
importance   of   the  Signal,  the  faculty  should  allow 
certain  persons,  most  properly,  the  editor-in-chief,  one 
hour  every  two  weeks  or  more  if  necessary  to  devote 
solely   to  the  production  of  the  Signal.     An  arrange- 
ment of  this  sort  is  absolutely  essential  If  the  paper  is 
to   receive  the  attention  which  Is  required  to  properly 
publish   it.     It  will  be   argued   that   this  scheme  is 
utterly  Impractical,   that   a  satisfactory   arrangement 
could   never   be  made,  that  It   would  establish  a  bad 
precedent.etc.     Yes,  everything  is  impractical, every 
thing  is  impossible  to  those  who  do  not  desire  to  grant 
a  request, but  the  scheme  has  been  found  to  work  well 
in  other  college*  and  it  seems  as  though  It  should  here 
also.     When   we   consider  the  time  that  is  put  Into 
athletics   it   does  not  seem  wasted  and  no  one  would 
venture  to  oppose  absences  thus  excused.     The  people 
engaged  upon   the  college  paper  are  doing  work  that 
Is  just  as  laudable  and  one  that  is  likely  to  mean  much 
to  them    In  the   future.     There  is  a  startling  lack  of 
literary  ability   at  this  college  and  what  little  there  is 
should   be   encouraged  as  it  will  be  of  great  value  to 
those   who  wish  to  express  their  ideas  at  anytime  in 
print.     At  present  there  is  no  incentive  to  get  onto  the 
Signal   board  for  it  only  entails  a  lot  of  hard   work, 
very  little  honor  and  much  criticism.     Under  these 
conditions  it  is  fallacious  to  expect   that   the  Signal 
will   do  good   work.     At   the  last  analysis  all  of  the 
faults  of  this  paper  can  be  excused  by  saying  that  there 
is  a  lack  of  time.     On   behalf  of  the  editorial  board  I 
make  this  plea  for  more  time  and  then  whatever  may 
be   the   outcome,  no  opportunity  will  be   presented  to 
offer  the  old  excuse.     This  problem  does  not  seem  of 
much  moment  to  an  outsider  but  those  who  have  had 
the  experience  will  realize  that  It  is  not  merely  an  idle 
fault   finding  to  fill  space  but  a  real  and  vital  question 
in  the  publicity  «x  of  the  College  Signal. 


A  magnificent  new  library  building  will  be  erected 
at  the  University  of  Chicago.  It  is  to  be  called  the 
Harper  Memorial  Library  after  the  late  President 
Harper,  and  is  expected  to  cost  $1,250,000.  It  will 
be  the  largest  building  of  its  class  in  the  world,  the 
main  reading  room  being  55  feet  wide,  216  feet' long 
and  40  feet  high. 


THE  READING  ROOM. 

Over  in  "North"  there  is  a  large   room   which  has 
been  loaned  by  the  college  authorities  to  the  students 
for  the  purpose  of  a  reading  room.     Since  the  college 
library   subscribes  for  all  the  scientific   papers  of  the 
day  the  student  organization  known  as  the  "Reading- 
Room    Association"   has    only  to   furnish    the    daily 
papers  and  weekly  and  monthly   magazines.     It  has 
been   found   advisable   to  delegate  to  the  association 
the  distribution  of   the  mail,  and  they   likewise    have 
charge  of  the  public  telephone.     Unfortunately  few  of 
the  students  realize  the  proper  use  of  the  room,  and  it 
has  long  since   become    the   popular   lounging-place 
toward   which   everyone   drifts   when  the  weather  is 
inclement.     As  a  result  we  find   the   place  in  a  con- 
tinual  state  of   "rough-house"  with   the   magazines 
scattered   everywhere   except  in  their   proper   places 
and  the   papers   often   torn   and   disfigured.     Under  " 
these  circumstances  it  is  impossible  for  the   janitor  to 
keep  the  room  neat  and  tidy.     Another  abuse  which 
is  prevalent  at  times  is  the   borrowing  of   the   maga- 
zines by  various  students  for  periods  extending  from  a 
couple  of  hours  to  a  year  or  more.     Occasionally  we 
find  that  some  one  has   indiscriminately  slashed   the 
papers  to  secure  a  clipping  of  interesting  news.     The 
reading-room   association  has  unjustly  been   blamed 
for  all  of  the  failings  noted  above,  but  when  one  calmly 
considers  them,  it  is  evident  that  they  are  powerless 
to  remedy  a  single   one.     This   committee   is   large 
and  cumbersome,  so  large  that  it  is  impossible  to  call 
a  meeting   more  than  twice  a  year  and   therefore  the 
executive   powers    are  in  the  hands  of   the   president 
and  secretary  with   the  former   largely  a  side-issue 
Owing  to  this  fact  many  of  the  representatives  chosen 
by  the  underclassmen   are  selected  as  a  joke  and  the 
reading  room  directors  have  lost  caste  in  the  eyes  of 
the   students.     It  would   be   well   if  the   number  of 
directors   were  cut  down  from   seven  to  three,  but  in 
any  event  It  Is  plain   that   the  enforcement  of   strict 
rules  In  the  reading  room  Is  beyond  the  powers  of  the 
committee  in  charge.     If  the   students  want  a  good 
reading  room  they  must  conduct  themselves  with  that 
object  In  view  and  require  that  all  others  do  likewise. 
Under  those  conditions  the  troubles   which  now  exist 
will  cease  and  the  reading  room  will  at  once   assume 
a  more  civilized  appearance.     At   present   this   day 
seems  far  distant.     Indeed  we  prophesy  that  when  the 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


angel  Gabriel  comes  at  the  day  of  doom  he  will  have 
the  search  of  his  life  should  he  desire  to  consult  the 
last  number  of  the  literary  Digest  or  Argosy  in  the 
M.  A.  C.  reading  room. 


THE  OLD  DINING-HALL  IS  GONE. 

Where  once  stood  a  shabby,  wooden  structure  with 
narrow  gables  and  pointed  dormer  windows  there  is 
now  an  empty  cellar  hole  !  Where  once  there  were 
furnished  rooms  whose  plastered  walls  quaked  at 
times  with  shouts  and  laughter,  and  the  cheery  rattle 
of  dishes  and  the  jingle  of  knives  and  forks,  In  the 
warmer  days,  floated  through  the  open  windows  out 
across  the  neighboring  fields,  there  is  a  void  dis 
turbed  only  by  the  soughing  of  the  pines  of  the  wind- 
break to  the  west ! 

We  build  and  when  that  which  we  build  shall  have 
become  unfit  for  our  occupancy,  or  ourselves  shall 
have  outgrown  Its  accommodations,  we  abandon  the 
old  and  build  anew,  rearing  such  edifices  as  shall 
meet  our  needs.  The  old  remains  as  a  monument  to 
Its  past  usefulness.  To  be  sure  it  may  be  put  to  such 
widely  varied  uses  that  no  one  would  suspect  that  for 
which  it  was  originally  intended.  Or  its  halls  may  be 
emptied,  its  windows  battened  and  its  doors  fastened, 
and  the  present  generation  question  its  past  history 
with  a  veneration  not  unmingled  with  curiosity. 

Yes,  the  old  "hash-house"  is  gone.  It  is  gone 
but  not  by  fire.  Ah!  no!  'twas  sold  for  dollars,  and 
human  hands  removed  It  with  even  more  haste  than 
that  in  which  It  was  erected  nearly  two-score  years 
ago.  Would  that  It  might  have  burned  and  left  Its 
ashes  a  testament  of  its  hospitality.  But  Its  sides 
have  been  rent  from  Its  timbers  and  these  in  turn 
unjointed.  On  wagons  they  have  been  drawn  to  the 
hamlet  of  North  Amherst  to  be  used  for  no  unworthier 
purpose  than  the  construction  of  a  dwelling-house. 

This  old  dining-hall  was  one  of  the  original  build- 
ings of  M.  A.  C.  and,  like  other  buildings,  has  a  his- 
tory of  Its  own,  but  it  is  a  plain,  simple  story.  To 
provide  for  the  entering  class  of  71  the  work  of  con- 
struction progressed  rapidly.  The  dining-hall  was 
under  the  full  charge  of  the  college  until  1887  cr 
1888.  The  managnment  was  then  granted  to  a  club 
formed  by  a  number  of  the  students  for  promoting  the 
Interests  of  "foods  and  feeding."  The  dining-hall 
remained  under  student   control   until    its  discontin- 


ue In  January,    1903,  the   date  of  the  opening   of 
Draper  Hall,  Its  successor.     How  well  the  undertak- 
ing was  financiered  or  how  well  the  Interests  of  "foods 
and  feeding"  were   promoted,  we   dare   not  say   but 
leave  the   question  to  be   answered   by  those   of   the 
alumni  whose   purses   or  digestive    organs  may   have 
been  sometimes  inconvenienced.     The  old  dining-hall 
gained,  perhaps  deservedly,  the.    name  "hash-house" 
In  the  early  years  of  its   existence,  and  this  term  has 
been  handed  down  to  the  present  time  and  is  applied 
rather  undeservedly,    to   the   modern   structure,  pro- 
perly called  Draper    Hall.     Another   tradition  of   the 
old   dining-hall     persists     in     the     management     of 
the    new,    that    of    allowing    students    to    act    as 
waiters,  and   so  far  as  possible  these  positions   have 
been   filled  by   members   of   athletic   teams.     Many 
have  thus  earned  their  board  throughout   all  or  a  part 
of  their  college  course. 

Yet,  so  simple  a  history  must  recall  to  the  minds  of 
no  small  part  of  a  numerous  alumni  many  anecdotes 
of  the  days  of  auld  lang  syne.  At  the  table  in  the 
old  dining-hall  there  once  sat  our  late  President 
Henry  H.  Goodell,  side  by  side  with  Prof.  Brooks 
when  the  latter  was  "one  of  the  boys."  The  old 
dining-hall  of  wood  may  be  no  more,  but  the  "hash- 
house"  of  our  college  days  must  surely  awaken  pleas- 
ant recollections. 

The  removal   of  the  old  dining-hall    has,  however, 
greatly   improved    the   appearance    of   the   grounds.' 
The  small   barn,    devoted   to  experimental  research 
along  lines  of  feeding  live   stock,  which  has   hitherto 
been  shielded  by  the  old,  dingy  hall  from  the  view   of 
passersby  now  commands  attention.     There  are  other 
buildings  on  the  campus  which,  by   contrast  with   the 
stone   and   brick  structures   of   more   recent  years, 
appear  decidedly   antiquated,  but   we    must   patiently 
await  the  "millenium"  of  M.    A.  C.    when  the    tax- 
payers of  our  enterprising   commonwealth  have   been 
brought     to     realize     the   value   of   an    agricultural 
institution. 


Great  preparations  are  being  made  for  the  relay 
race  carnival  on  Franklin  Field  this  year.  Yale,  Har- 
vard, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell,  Chicago,  Michigan, 
Dartmouth,  Lehigh  and  Swathmore  will  be  among 
the  contestants.  There  will  also  be  events  for  the 
high  schools.     Over    1000  athletes  entered  last  year. 


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A  BURLESQUE. 

One  of  the  best  shows  seen  at  college  for  years  was 
held  at  the  Senate  chamber  (10  South)  recently. 

The  cast  was  made  up  of  worthy,  fair-minded  men 
who  acted  their  parts  with  the  ease  and  grace  of  foot- 
light  favorites. 

The  costumes  were  varied,  and  the  new  class  pipes 
with  their  bright  silver  trimmings  cast  a  shadow  on 
the  "makings"  which  usually  adorn  such  occasions. 

The  curtain  raiser  was  a  short  sharp  rap  on  the 
table  by  the  presiding  officer,  after  which  the  chorus 
rendered  that  pathetic  ballad,  "Let  the  Freshmen  eat 
in  Peace,  or  down  with  a  college  custom."  This 
song  was  charmingly  rendered  and  received  quite  a 
hand  from  the  house. 

Several  monologues  followed  which  were  more  or 
less  amusing.  The  funniest  thing  in  the  whole  per- 
formance was  when  the  company  decided,  in  order 
that  no  china  should  be  broken  at  the  freshmen  ban- 
quet, that  the  freshmen  should  be  guaranteed  a  sanc- 
tuary outside  of  the  town  limits,  and  that  they  could 
go  on  their  banquet  any  time  between  April  twentieth 
and  June  first. 

Thus  to  be  safe  the  freshmen  can  stroll  down  the 
hill  a  few  hundred  feet  west  of  the  campus  and  be 
safe  in  the  town  limits  of  Hadley. 

The  finale,  during  which  the  assembly  did  some 
clever  work  in  shooting  cigarette  butts  into  the  sacred 
fireplace,  was  intensely  breezy. 

The  curtain  fell  with  the  whole  company  singing 
"Tough  on  Naughty-eight."  "Ann"  '08. 


THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


THE  AUTOCRAT. 

The  long,  dreary  winter   is  a  thing  of  the  past. 
Spring   was   a   late  comer  but  we  may  well  feel  sure 
that  she  is  really  with  us  again,  for  the  turf  is  becom- 
ing  green   on   the  lawns  and  rich  moist  spots   of  the 
campus  -nd  the  mud,  hub- deep,  has  formed  and  dried. 
The   trees   will   soon  put  forth  their  tiny  green  leaves 
into  the  delights  of  the  sunshine.     While  the  sudden 
transformation  is  taking  place  and  the  desolate  aspect 
of  brown  fields  and  leafless  boughs  is  being  supplanted 
by  the   lovelier   landscape   of  which    M.  A.  C.    may 
well  be  proud,  there  occurs  to  the  Autocrat  that  there 
Is  still  a  chance  for  improvement. 

Now,   the  Autocrat  is  not   forever   looking  at  the 
dark  side  of  things  ;  he  does  not  want  to   seem   pes- 


simistic,   but   he  is  constantly    looking  ahead,    and 
delights  to  express,  in  his   anonymous   manner,  ideas 
upon  those  affairs  which  should  be  of  Immediate  con- 
cern to  the  students,  as  a  whole  as  well  as  individually, 
and  those  conditions  and  events  which  are   of   present 
interest  must  also  be  of  interest  to  those   who  are   to 
succeed  us.     The    Autocrat,  too,  has  his  ears  open 
for  opinions  of  his  fellow- students,  and  discussions  of 
general  concern  which  arise  from  day  to  day  are  sure 
to  be  weighed  in  the  balance  and  reflected  in  the  col- 
umns of  the  Signal  with  such  criticisms   as   may   be 
deemed   advisable.      The  "Board  of  Editors  "  feels 
that  through  the  columns  of  "The  Autocrat"  it   may 
serve  a  moral  purpose  by  sifting  out  trivial  differences 
that  may,  from   time   to   time,  arise  among  the  stu- 
dents or  among  their  organizations.     The  board  may 
go  a  step  further,  and  express,    by   the   same   instru- 
ment, relations  of  faculty  to  students   and   offer   sug- 
gestions  whereby   "the   powers   that  are"  and  "the 
powers  to  be"  may  be  brought,  perhaps,  to  a  mutual 
understanding.     The  Autocrat  does  not  intend  to  pre- 
sume too  much.     He  does  not  want  to  infringe    upon 
the  part  which  frank,  outspoken  editorials  should  play, 
nor  will  he  interfere  with  the  work   which   the   "Col- 
lege Senate"  Is  charged  with,  for  in  many   instances 
brief  and  forceful,  verbal   appeals  and  decrees  carry 
more  weight  than  pages  of  the  most  finely  constructed 
arguments. 

And  so  the  Autocrat  has  been  appraised  that  there 
is  a  chance  for  improvement  somewhere,  and  he  con- 
siders that  there  are  more  than  one  among  the  stu- 
dents who  realize  that  there  Is  a  chance  for  improve- 
ment. The  Autocrat  must  first  make  a  confession 
that  he  understands  but  little  the  principles  of  the 
planting  of  public  grounds  and  but  little  why  the 
improvements  suggested  below  have  not  been  carried 
out  more  thoroughly.  Therefore  he  does  not 
intend  this  as  a  criticism  of  the  methods  employed 
or  of  the  incompleteness  of  the  work  of  the  various 
departments  but  rather  desires  to  call  these  chances 
for  improvement  to  the  front  that  all  may  recognize 
them  as  essential  and  of  prime  importance. 

First,  we  may  consider  the  need  of  a  better  physi- 
cal connection  between  the  college  buildings  and  those 
of  the  Hatch  Experiment  Station.  The  road  across 
the  Ravine  has  been  improved  greatly  this  spring  by  a 
generous   coating  of  cinders   and  for  wagons  is  very 


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good.  But  there  is  need  of  a  side-walk,  preferably 
concrete,  a  need  which  is  felt  mostly  strongly  by  those 
who  have  occasion  to  pass  along  the  roadway  when  It 
rains  and  particularly  in  the  springtime  and  during  win- 
ter thaws.  This  will  require  money  but  Is  most  cer- 
tainly a  needed  improvement.  A  concrete  walk  will 
be  found  of  inestimable  convenience  up  the  hill  from 
the  east  experiment  station  building,  connecting  with 
the  walks  at  the  top,  especially  so  when   the  proposed 

use  of  the  botanical  building  for  experimental  purposes 
is  made. 

Again,  the  more  general  transplanting  of   ornamen- 
tal trees  and  shrubs  from  the  nursery  to    the  grounds 
of  Draper  hall  and  the   Veterinary   Science   building 
would  seem  to  Insure  the  improvement  of  these  build- 
ings.    North  college,  the  Chapel- Library   and   Inter- 
vening grounds  owe  their  picturesqueness   to   planting 
judiciously  made  years  ago.     Of  course,    we   cannot 
expect  to  produce  immediate  effects  but  a   beginning 
must  be  made.     Resources  are    surely   adequate    in 
these   instances.      There   are  other   bare   spots  and 
triangular  grass  plots  which  might  be  improved  to  the 
advantage  of  the  broad   mowing   fields.     The   ravine 
is   a   glorious  nook,    in   its  wild  and  careless  beauty. 
Yet  it  affords  an  excellent  opportunity  for  the  exercise 
of  the   landscape   art   at   some  future  time.     This  is 
not  a  need,  however,  and  must  be  passed  over. 

When  the  trees  leaf  out  we  shall  notice  many  dead 
limbs  and  unshapely  branches,  especially  on  the  elms. 
A  discriminate  use  of  the  pruning-shears  and  saw 
would  greatly  improve  the  appearance  of  these  other- 
wise fine  specimens  which  grow  more  stately  each 
year  and  will  some  day  be  the  glory  of  the  approaches 
to  the  college  buildings.  There  are  other  needful 
improvements  which  would  require  an  especial  appro- 
priation. Of  some  of  these  improvements  we  are 
probably  not  aware. 

Suffice  it  to  say,  that  in  order  to  bring  results  there 
must  be  no  rasping  of  partsof  the  college  mechanism. 
There  may  be  a  division  of  labor  among  the  depart- 
ments but  there  must  be  a  mutual  understanding  as 
to  what  work  each  department  shall  perform  independ- 
ently, and  for  what  work  the  departments  may  com- 
bine their  resources  to  the  best  advantage.  And  if 
each  department  performs  faithfully  its  prescribed 
work  there  should  be  nothing  left  undone. 

Our  roads,  our  fields,  our  lawns  and  our   buildings 


would  then  win  admiration  from  our  visitors,  our 
alumni  and  ourselves,  for  all  Is  ours  and  the  more 
each  individual  Instructor  and  each  individual  student 
feels  that  all  Is  ours,  the  more  nearly  do  we  approach 
unity  of  thought,  of  word,  of  action. 


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D?par-tmtivf  |Mot?s. 


HORTICULTURE  AND  LANDSCAPE 
GARDENING. 
The  department  of  Horticulture  and  Landscape 
Gardening  of  Massachusetts  Agricultural  College 
held  a  school  garden  Institute  at  Horticultural  Hall, 
Boston,  Mass.,  on  Saturday,  April  21.  The  Instl'- 
tute  was  designated  primarily  to  help  teachers  who 
wish  to  undertake  school  gardening,  but  all  interes- 
ted were  invited.     The  program  was  as  follows  : 

A.    M. 

Preliminary  considerations,  Mr.  Waugh 

Administrative  methods— How  successful  schools  are 
.    mana«^-  Mr.  Adams 

Selection  of  sites  and  preparation  cf  soils. 

Mr  Waugh 
Cultivation  and  care  of  soils ;  the  care   and  use  of 

,00ls'  Mr.  Blake 

Laying  off  the  garden  ;  what  to  plant, 

Mr.  Hemenway 
The  garden  culture  of  common  vegetables, 

Mr.  Blake 
How  to  grow  certain  annual  flowers,  Mr.  Canning. 
How  to  make  notes  and  keep  records. 

Mr.  Hemenway 
The  institute  was  under   the   general   direction   of 
Prof.  F.  A.  Waugh,  assisted  by  Mr.  H.    S.    Adams, 
chairman   of   the  school   garden   committee  of  the 
Massachusetts    Horticultural   Societies,   Mr.    M.  A. 
Blake,  Instructor  in  horticulture  at    M.    A.    C,   Mr. 
H.  D.  Hemenway,  a  graduate  of  M.    A.  C,   and   a 
well-known  authority  in  school  garden  work,   director 
of  the  school  gardens  at    Hartford,    Conn.,    and    Mr. 
Francis  Canning,  head  gardener  at  M.  A.  C. 

The  central  Idea  of  the  Institute  was  to  give  simple, 
plain  suggestions  for  the  practical  horticultural  opera- 
tions involved  in  school  gardening,  requiring  a  knowl- 
edge of  soils,  fertilizers,  seeds,  planting  and  cultivation 
of  plants.  Those  attendant  at  the  institute  were 
invited  to  ask  practical  questions  which  interested 
them,  and  the  Institute  was  made  In  every  way  a 
practical  educational  affair. 


10-00. 
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10-40. 

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11-30. 

12-00. 

12-20. 
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cultural  society  of  Hartford,  Conn  Z,!       .  !?r,denln8-     Th«  correct    and    Incorrect 

™.  r.  A.  Waugh  nas  recent,  been  on  a  JCSTE  ^^«  JT^^S 


trip  to  Georgia,    visiting  principally  in  Savannah    and 
Jacksonville.     While  there,  he   secured  photographs 
from  which  he  has  since   prepared   two  excellent  sets 
of  lantern   slides,  one  of   which,    accompanied  by  an 
interesting   lecture,  he  exhibited   before    the    Stock- 
bridge   club   on  April  16.     The   slides   were    mainly 
representative  of  the  work  in  landscape  gardening  and 
truck   gardening  in  the  South,  with  a  few  slides  here 
and  there  admirably  depicting  certain  characteristics 
and   peculiarities  of   that   part  of   the    Union.     The 
southern   style  of  architecture  is  very   different   from 
that   which  we  are   accustomed  to,  and  the   effects 
obtained  in  the  landscape    gardener's   art   are   quite 
different  from   what  we  see  here  in  the  North.     The 
lecture  was  interesting  and  instructive. 

The  department  of  Horticulture,  aided  by  Dr.  Fer- 
nald,  Is  making  a  strenuous  fight  in  the  apple  orchard 
against  the  San  Jose"  scale.     Some  of   the   trees  are 
badly  infected,  and  nothing  but  a  most  rigid  campaign 
will  save  them.     The  lime-sulphur  solution,— sixteen 
parts  lime,  sixteen  parts  sulphur,  and  fifty  parts  water 
is  being  applied,  the   Mystry   nozzle    being  chosen  to 
do  the  work.     Mr.  Blake    has   arranged  a  Y  delivery 
tube  whereby  two  nozzles  may  be  used   for  one  pipe, 
thus   making  the   application   of  spray   more   rapid.' 
About   sixty  of   the   most    infected   trees   are  in  the 
charge  of  Dr.  Fernald,  who  is  conducting  experiments 
with  different  mixtures  and  solutions  upon  them. 

An  addition  to  the  equipment  of  the  class  in  land- 
scape gardening  has  been  made,  in  the  nature  of  a 
new  transit  and  a  plane-table. 

Prof.  F.  A.  Waugh,  in  conjunction  with  the  horti- 
cultural professors  of  several  of  our  colleges  In  this 
section  of  the.  country,  has  arranged  a  lantern  slide 
exchange,  whereby  the  sets  of  slides  owned  by  the 
different  professors  are  to  be  passed  around  for  the 
use  of  all.  About  eight  or  nine  are  in  the  exchange, 
and  the  various  sets  of  slides  as  they  come  around  in 
the  exchange  promise  to  prove  interesting  and 
instructive. 

The  first  set  of  slides  was  shown  before  the  Stock- 


slides   taken   mostly  from   photographs   of   Vermont 
homesteads,    although   several  Southern  views  added 
greatly  to  the  variety  of  the  exhibit.     Views  of  Central 
Park   showed   what    the  landscape  gardener  has  done 
there   towards   producing   natural  and  artistic  scenes 
Several   views   from    Lake   Champlaln    showed  whai 
Nature    herself   has   done    to   produce   beautiful  and 
arhstic  effects.     The  slides  were  varied  and  Interest- 
ng    Professor  Waugh  explaining  the   various   lessons 
to  be  drawn. 

Professor  Hume  of  North  Carolina,  who  has  been 
spending  a  little  time  in  Amherst  while  on  his  way  to 
Montreal,    was   then   requested  to  give  a  short  talk 
He  spoke  of  the   horticultural   conditions  In   his  own 
state,  North  Carolina,  explaining  just  what  Is  done   in 
various   sections   of  the   state   in   this   line  of  work 
The  students  showed  their  appreciation  by   a  remark- 
ably good  attendance. 

BOTANY  AND  PLANT  PATHOLOGY. 
Mr.  Niel  F.  Monahan,  assistant  at  the  East  Exper- 
iment Station,  has   been   doing   special  work  in   the 
separation  of  onion  and  tobacco  seed  for  the   farmers 
of  this  district,  who  seem  to  well  appreciate  the  value 
of  such  work.     For  the  separation  of   onion  seed,  the 
Geburder    Rdber,  Wutha  blower    Is   used.     For   the 
tobacco  seed,  the  type  of   blower  used  by  the    United 
States  Department  of  Agriculture,  with  a  few  modifi 
cations  suggested   and   applied   by  Mr.    Monahan,  is 
found  to  do  excellent  work. 


Alu 


mm. 


During  the  trip   of    the    Better  Farming  Special 
hrough  the  state,  many  older  graduates  of   the   col- 
lege appeared  among  the  audiences  at  various  towns 
to  view  the  work  that  has  been  done  recently,  and   to 
greet  their  old  professors. 

72.— Lemuel  LeBarron  Holmes  of  New  Bedford 
Judge   of   the  Superior  court  of   Massachusetts  was 
sitting  at   the   Middlesex   court  house  in  East   Cam- 
bridge last   month,  and  the   trial   of  Schidlofskl   the 


THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


wife  murderer,  who  will  soon  go  to  the  electric  chair 
came  before  him. 

Ex- 72.— 77k?  American   Review    of    Reviews    for 

April,   in   commenting  on    Frederick  A.  Ober's  new 

book  "  Columbus  the  Discoverer,"  contributed  to  the 

Heroes  of  American  History  series   (Harpers)   says  : 

'This  is  a  brief,  popular  recasting  of  the    life   of   the 

great   explorer,    by   one   who    has    made    extensive 

researches  in  the  West  Indies  and  has  gained  at   first 

hand  much  information  regarding  the  routes   followed 

by  Columbus  in  his  several  voyages  and  the  lands  that 

he  explored." 

Ex- '80. -Alfred  S.  Hall  of  Revere,  who  has 
already  served  his  town  in  the  General  Court  of  Mas- 
sachusetts as  a  representative, is  probably  to  be  a  can- 
didate for  a  seat  In  the  State  Senate  next  fall. 

'81.—  Arthur  Whittaker  of  Needham  died  at  his 
home  the  latter  part  of  March  last.  He  was  well 
known  as  a  successful  market  gardener,  having  made 
particular  progress  in  the  development  of  early  sweet 
corn,  of  which  he  made  a  specialty. 

'33.— E.  A.  Bishop  has  charge  of  the  agricultural 
work  in  connection  with  the  Hampton  Industrial  Insti- 
tute, Hampton,  Va. 

'83.— S.  M.  Holman,  Attleboro,  has  recently  been 
re-elected  tax  collector  of  his  native  town,  receiving 
the  largest  vote  cast  for  any  town  officer.  Mr. 
Holman  has  repeatedly  been  called  upon  to  fill  this 
office,  and  appears  to  have  given  excellent  satisfac- 
tion to  his  fellow  citizens. 

'83.— C.  W.  Minott  is  a  division  superintendent  in 
charge  of  the  gypsy  moth  work. 

'94.— Prof.  R.  E.  Smith  of  the  University  of  Cal- 
ifornia has  recently  sent  out  a  bulletin  on  "Tomato 
Diseases  in  California."  It  takes  up  especially  damp- 
ing off,  summer  blight  and  winter  blight.  It  is  a  very 
Interesting  and  Instructive  pamphlet. 

'95.— H.  D.  Hemenway  spoke  before  the  school 
garden  institute  at  Horticultural  hall,  Boston,  April 
21,  on  "Laying  off  the  garden  ;  what  to  plant,"  and 
also  on  "How  to  make  notes  and  keep  records." 

'97.— G.    A.    Drew   of  Greenwich,  Conn.,  visited 
college  recently. 

'99.— W.  E.  Chapin  of  Chicopee  was  In  Amherst 
a  few  days  ago. 


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J°l"lle  "  *°^*y  tor  ««  information  concerning  de.lr- 
able  positions  In  all  parts  of  the  country     We  alroJiv  h.l. 
im  definite  places  for  College,   ^nl.erMty  andTe/bn.ca 
School  graduate,  to  begin  work  In  July  or  September  and  th, 
list  1.  growing  dally.    A  choice  of  th.  be.,  •pport.nS..  u 

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'01. — R.  I.  Smith,  state  entomologist  of  Georgia, 
has  during  the  last  few  months  issued  the  following 
bulletins  from  the  office  of  the  State  Board  of  Ento- 
mology :  "Peach  Insects— A  Bulletin  of  Practical 
Information,"  46  pages;  "Pear  Blight  Disease,"  19 
pages;  "Spraying  to  Control  or  Prevent  Injury  from 
Insects  and  Plant  Diseases,"  39  pages.  Address, 
Capitol,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

'02. — The  field  program  for  the  U.  S.  Forest  Ser- 
vice for  April,  1906  gives  the  following  outline  of 
work  carried  on  by  H.  A.  Paul  and  assistant :  "Exper- 
iments in  seasoning  and  treating  hemlocks  and  tama- 
rack cross  ties,  in  co-operation  with  the  Chicago  and 
Northwestern,  and  Wisconsin  Central  Railroad  com- 
panies, and  experiments  in  seasoning  cedar  telephone 
poles,  in  co-operation  with  the  American  Telephone 
and  Telegraph  company."  Address,  New  Ludington 
Hotel,  Escanaba,  Mich. 

'02. — D.  Nelson  West,  care  of  Havana  Central 
Railroad,  Calle  de  Zuleta85,  Havana,  Cuba,  is  still 
in  the  employ  of  J.  G.  White  &  Co.  of  New  York 
city,  and  is  at  work  on  an  electric  road  location  for 
the  company. 

'03. — Albert  Parsons,  formerly  employed  In  the 
Department  of  Foods  and  Feeding  of  the  Hatch 
Experiment  station,  and  more  recently  at  Hood  Farm, 
has  accepted  a  position  as  superintendenf  of  a  large 
farm  connected  with  a  hospital  at  Waverly. 

'03. — W.  V.  Tower  has  accepted  a  civil  service 
appointment  as  assistant  botanist  and  entomologist  at 
the  experiment  station  in  Puerto  Rico. 

'05. — F.  L.  Yeaw  has  entered  the  employ  of  the 
experiment  station  at  Kingston,  R.  I.,  under  Dr. 
Wheeler,  '83.  He  will  devote  his  time  particularly  to 
work  In  agronomy. 


The  mechanical  engineering  buUding  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania  was  recently  destroyed  by  a  fire 
which  broke  out  the  night  of  February  6.  The  loss 
sustained  w*t  nearly  $100,000.  Most  of  this  amount 
was  covered  by  insurance.  As  the  new  engineering 
building  Is  almost  completed,  the  faculty  has  decided 

to  transfer  the  department  to  it. — Ex. 

^ 

Ohio  pays  $750,000  a  year  for  supporting  univer- 
sities. For  two  years  past  the  state  has  paid  to  the 
State  university  $494,200  annually. 


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25  to  50  per  cent. 

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We  have  one  excuse  to  present  and  at  the  same 
time  imply  an  accusation.  The  editor  posted  a  notice 
on  the  bulletin-board  recently  announcing  when  Sig- 
nal copy  was  due.  It  was  written  at  the  bottom  of 
another  notice  but  in  such  a  manner  that  it  could  not 
interfere  with  the  first.  Some  person  either  as  a  joke 
or  in  spite  against  the  Signal  tore  off  this  bulletin  but 
carefully  left  the  other  one.  As  a  result  of  the 
removal  of  the  notice  the  athletic  correspondent  did 
not  know  when  the  Signal  was  to  go  to  press,  and 
therefore  there  are  no  accounts  of  the  Rhode  Island 
and  Brown  games  in  this  issue.  Had  the  notice 
remained  this  would  not  have  happened  ;  as  it  is, 
neither  the  athletic  editor  or  the  editor-in-chief  are  to 
blame  for  the  omission  which  must  be  ascribed  to 
parties  unknown. 


The  Signal  is  considering   the  issue  of  a  special 
alumni  edition  at  some  date  in  the  future.     It  is  our 


intention  to  print  at  that  time  communications  from 
some  of  the  better  known  of  the  alumni,  to  indicate 
clearly  the  influence  exerted  in  the  world  of  science 
and  business  by  our  graduates  and,  especially,  to  pre- 
sent a  paper  which  shall  be  of  great  interest  to  former 
students.  Doubtless  those  of  the  older  alumni  who 
subscribe  for  the  Signal  often  find  little  in  it  which 
appeals  very  strongly  to  them.  The  present  board 
desiring  to  heed  the  demands  of  all  subscribers  In  an 
impartial  manner  will  endeavor  to  rectify  the  situa- 
tion. We  find  that  It  is  somewhat  difficult  to  decide 
exactly  how  to  go  to  work  upon  this  matter,  and  the 
editor-in-chief  would  welcome  any  suggestions  either 
from  the  alumni  or  others. 


We  feel  that  some  comment  should  be  made  in 
recognition  of  the  enthusiastic  work  of  Professor 
Waugh  in  delivering  so  many  Illustrated  lectures. 
Mr.  Waugh  shows  an  interest  in  the  students  outside 
of  the  class-room  from  which  others  might  learn  a 
profitable  lesson.  The  subjects  In  his  department  are 
also  of  the   kind  which   may  be  admirably  illustrated 


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f  rfE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


by  the  stereoptlcon  and  he  has  at  his  command  the 
new  apparatus  in  Wilder  Hall.  The  professor*  being 
a  versatile  and  entertaining  talker,  as  well  as  a  pasN 
master  in  the  art  of  mounting  the  lantern  slides,  cre- 
ates great  interest  at  these  informal  gatherings.  As 
arrangements  have  been  made  for  an  extensive 
exchange  of  slides  and  Professor  Waugh  is  also  con- 
stantly adding  to  his  collection  of  private  views  we 
anticipate  the  continuance  of  the  lectures  with  great 
pleasure. 


The  proverbial  "little  bird  "  of  which  so  many  of 
us  have  heard  and  yet,  I  trow,  none  of  us  have  ever 
seen,   informs  the  editor  that  some  people  about  col- 
lege think  that  under  the  present  regime,  the  Signal 
•  is  tending  to  express  the  opinions  of  one  person  and 
not  those  of  a  majority  of   the  student-body.     Doubt- 
less this  is  to  a  certain   extent  true.     Under  existing 
circumstances   the   editor-in-chief  is  apt  In  an  emer- 
gency to  be  called  upon  to  supply  a  third  of  the  entire 
copy  and  never  was  this  more  true  than  of  the  present 
issue.     This  number  goes  to  the  press  at  a  time  when 
the  juniors  are  in  New  York  and  the  sophomores  are 
recovering  from  a  physics  quiz   and  chasing  the  fresh- 
men in  Hadley   meadows.     Therefore    most  of   the 
associate  editors  have  fallen  below  the  usual  amount 
in  their  contributions  and  the  editor  has  been  obliged 
to  write   whether   he   would   or   no.     Working  thus 
under  pressure  and  literally  to  fill  space  is  a  tedious 
process.     At   such   a  time   it   seems   as  if  the   only 
requisite  for  a  successful  editor  was  an  abundance  of 
that  fluid  called  "hot  air."     Unfortunately   the  pres- 
ent incumbent  of  the  editorial  chair  is  of  a  somewhat 
bellicose  disposition  and  unless  he  feels  that  there  is 
some  one  to  censure  or  some  evil  to  eradicate,  his 
writings  tend  to  become  dull  and  supine.     It  will  thus 
be  seen  that  while  the  writer  realizes  his  failings,  still 
when   called   upon  to  write  so  exhaustively  he  some- 
times expresses  sentiments  which  appeal  to  others  as 
bigoted  and  Inte.Tiely  radical.     The  remedy  Is  within 
the  reach  of  anyone,  however.     If  for  each    issue  of 
the  Signal,  a  good,    healthy   article,   say  about  800 
words  or  two  columns,  was  sent  in  there  would  be  no 
need  for  these  long,  extemporaneous  articles  which 
are  compiled  for  every  Signal  just  as  it  goes  to  press. 
We  always  solicit  correspondence  from  students  and 
alumni.     If  you   are  not  satisfied   with   the   present 


state   of    affairs  write   to   the   Signal   and   register 
your   kick — but — be   careful.     The  ignominious  end 
reached   by   our   correspondent    In  the  last   issue  is 
indeed  unfortunate  but  discretion  tempering  the  ideas 
expressed  will   generally  prevent  any  prolonged  bad 
feeling.     Again  it  often  is  possible  for  one  to  write  up 
on  a  subject   which   the   Signal   has  by  an  oversight 
neglected.       If   those   who  are   constantly    coming 
around  to  remind   the   editor  of  something   which  he 
has    forgotten    would   only    compose   an   Interesting 
account  and  place  it  in  the  Signal  mail  box  it  would 
be  almost  certain  of  publication  and  would  escape  the 
characteristic  style  of  treatment  which   all  articles 
receive  when  written  by  the  same  person.     At  times 
it  seems  as  if  the  attempt  to  publish  the  Signal  under 
its  present  policy  must  fail,  not  for  lack  of  the  raw 
material,  but  of  the   finished   product.     To  prevent 
this  and  at  the  same  time,  eliminate  the   personal 
factor  in  the  paper  we  again   beg  of  you  : — "contrib- 
ute to  the  Sicnal." 


The  Signal  greatly   regrets  the  unfortunate   and 
untimely   controversy   which   has  arisen  over  certain 
statements  published  in  our  last  Issue.     Such  difficul- 
ties are  not   conducive  to  that   unity  of  thought   and 
action  which  Is  a  strong  factor  In  the  development  of 
college  spirit.     In  order  to  understand  the  situation 
we  must   review   the  facts  of  the  case.     The  College 
Senate  made  a  rule  in  regard  to  an  old  custom — the 
freshman     banquet — and    then   a   few    weeks    later 
changed  their  earlier  ruling  at  the  request  of  the  fac- 
ulty.    This  latter  action  closely  following  a  disagree- 
ment between  the  senate  and  the  class  of    1908  over 
a  sophomore   hop  was  construed   by  a  few  to  be  a 
direct  attempt  of  the  former  to  punish  the  sophomores 
for  refusing  to  give  the  hop.     Upon  the  spur  of  a 
hasty  thought,  a  member  of  the  class  of    1908  wrote 
a  spicy  satire,  "a  burlesque,"  which  was  supposedly 
a  parody  on  a  Senate  meeting  but  intended  as  a  harm- 
less bit   of  pleasantry.     Inspired   by  a  no  less   hasty 
action  the  Signal   published  this  article   and  likewise 
an  editorial  which  spoke  in  a  disparaging   manner  of 
the  College  Senate.  The  Signal  will  entirely  discoun- 
tenance   the  so-called    "Burlesque"   article,   for  a 
communication   of   this   nature    should    never   have 
appeared  in  the  college  paper.     "Even  Jupiter  some- 
times nods,"  is  the  old  saying  and  In  this  Instance 


THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


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the  editor-in-chief  admits  that  his  better  judgment 
and  discretion  was  momentarily  distracted  by  what 
appeared  superficially  to  be  a  monumental  example  of 
unjust  discrimination.  We  believe  that,  as  regards 
the  offending  editorial,  the  writer  of  it  was  justified  in 
his  stand  by  the  external  circumstances  but  he  should 
have  investigated  the  case  more  thoroughly  before 
expressing  himself  in  such  a  caustic  and  extravagant 
manner.  The  writing  of  an  editorial  upon  such 
meager  evidence  is  a  proceeding  justifiable  only  in 
cases  of  peculiar  and  extraordinary  character.  But 
we  would  respectfully  remind  the  Senate  that  that 
erratic  element  of  human  nature  which  we  indefin- 
itely call  the  public  is  apt  In  many  cases  to  similarly 
misinterpret  the  kindest  and  most  philanthropic 
motives  and,  when  one  proceeds  to  lay  down  a  dog- 
matic rule,  a  suggestion  of  the  real  reasons  for  this 
action  will  save  many  hard  feelings  and  at  the  same 
time  will  not  compromise  with  the  dignity  of  the  rul- 
ing body.  Again  the  Signal  expresses  the  keenest 
regret  that,  through  an  oversight  which,  though  pos- 
sibly inexcusable,  is  still  in  a  sense  pardonable,  the 
College  Senate  was  maligned  and  ignominiously 
treated  In  the  Issue  of  April  25.  Recalling  those 
optimistic  words  of  Isaiah  "How  beautiful  upon  the 
mountains  are  the  feet  of  him  that  bringeth  good  tid- 
ings, that  publisheth  peace,"  the  editor-in-chief  sin- 
cerely hopes  that  this  apology  will  appeal  to  the  read- 
ers of  the  Signal  and  especially  to  the  College  Sen- 
ate as  did  the  envoys  of  peace  to  the  Israelite  prophet 
of  old ;  and  that  out  of  strife  and  discord  shall  come 
a  closer  and  more  common  regard  for  the  welfare  of 
our  college,  a  regard  which  shall  increase  without 
end. 


Athletic   Notts- 


Holyoke  League  3;  M.  A.  C.  0. 
The  college  nine  received  the  first  shut  out  of  the 
year  at  Holyoke,  April  25,  the  score  being  3  to  0. 
The  Leaguers  claim  that  this  being  only  a  practice 
game  to  finally  decide  the  batting  order,  was  not  a 
very  serious  game  but  our  team  nevertheless  played 
a  good  article  of  ball.  They  were,  however,  unable  to 
hit  either  Cahlll  or  Dolan,  while  a  throw  by  Hoffman 
kept  them  from  scoring  while  Lothrop  was  in  the  box. 
O'Donnel  as  short-stop   connected  safely  for  three 


singles  and  took  care  of  nine  chances,  but  was  cred- 
ited with  two  errors.  Tirrell,  as  usual  did  well  at  first. 
Holyoke  scored  first  in  the  third  on  a  base  on  balls,  a 
wild  pitch  and  Bagley's  single.  In  the  fourth  Flem- 
ing landed  one  back  of  second,  stole  third  on  a  single 
and  came  home  on  a  bunt  by  Mullen.  Hoffman's 
single  followed  by  one  by  Bagley  brought  the  former 
In  on  an  error  by  Clark.  M.  A.  C.  came  nearest  to 
scoring  in  the  seventh  when  French  landed  one  on  the 
left  field  fence  which  was  good  for  two  bases.  O'Don- 
nell  smashed  a  hot  one  which  Hoffman  stopped  at 
center.  French  attempting  to  score  on  the  play  was 
caught  at  the  plate  by  a  close  decision  of  the  umpire. 
The  score  : 


M.   A.   C. 


O'Grady.  U 
Kennedy,  p.. 
Clark,  m., 
Cobb,  3. 
Tirrell.  I, 
French,  c, 
Warner,  r., 
Shattuck.  2. 
O'Donnell,  s., 


5 

4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 


*. 

0 
0 
0 

I 

0 

I 

0 


P.O. 

0 
2 
3 
3 
10 
3 
0 
I 
2 


A. 

0 
2 
0 
4 
1 
I 

0 
3 
7 


0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 


Total, 

37 

HOI.YOKK. 

6 

24 

18 

2 

A.B. 

B. 

P.O. 

A. 

l. 

Hoffman,  m., 

4 

2 

1 

1 

0 

Bagley.  1. 

4 

3 

5 

3 

0 

Lawrence,  2, 

4 

0 

8 

1 

1 

Fleming,  r.. 

4 

1 

1 

0 

w 

McCormack.  3, 

4 

2 

I 

1 

0 

Mullen.  1., 

4 

2 

0 

0 

0 

Shlncel,  c. 

2 

0 

6 

0 

0 

Lark  in,  s., 

3 

0 

4 

0 

0 

Cahill.  p., 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Baerwald,  c, 

2 

0 

4 

0 

0 

Doian,  p., 

2 

0 

2 

2 

0 

Lothrop,  p.. 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Total.  34        10         27  3  I 

Holyoke.  0    0     1     10    0     10—3 

Runs— Larkln,  Fleming.  Hoffman.  Total  bases— Holyoke  10,  M.  A.  C. 
7.  Stolen  bases.  Bagley.  Fleming.  Baerwald,  Larkln.  Two  base  hits — 
Hoffman,  French.  First  base  on  balls— Off  Kennedy.  Lawrence.  Mullen, 
Larkln  :  off  Cahlll.  C'ark.  French  :  off  Dolan.  Shattuck  ;  off  Lothrop,  Clark. 
Lefl  on  bases.  M.  A.  C.  7,  Holyoke  7.  Struck  out,  by  Cahlll.  O'Grady, 
Kennedy  2,  Shattuck  ;  by  Dolan,  O'Grady,  Tirrell ;  by  Lothrop.  Kennedy, 
Warner  2.  Batter  hit— By  Kennedy,  Hoffman.  Double  plays— O'Donnell 
and  Frill;  Shattuck  and  Tirrell.  Wild  pitches— Kennedy  2  Time— lh 
20m.    Umpire— Jefferoy.    Attendance  1 75. 

Colby  6;  M.  A.  C.  1. 

On  April  30,  M.  A.  C.  was  defeated  by  Colby  on 
the  campus,  the  score  being  6  to  1 .  Colby  excelled 
both  at  bat  and  in  the  fieid.  Hubbard  pitched  well 
enough  for  Massachusetts,  but  was  poorly  supported. 
The  first  run  by  Colby  was  made  in  the  first,  when 
Tirrell  failed  to  stop  a  hot  grounder.  Kennedy  then 
picked  up  the  ball  and  threw  to  O'Donnell,  who  let 
the  ball  slip  through  his  fingers,  the  runner  scoring. 
In  the  fourth  Colby  scored  two  on  errors  by  O'Don- 
nell and  Kennedy  and   a   hit   by    Hammond.     Colby 


! 


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scored  again  in  the  seventh,  eighth  and  ninth,  assisted 
by  errors  of  the  home  team.  Massachusetts  scored 
Its  run  in  the  fifth  on  errors  by  Hammond  and 
Coombs  and  a  hit  by  Hubbard.  Massachusetts  then 
filled  the  bases,  but  Colby  pulled  out  by  clean  field 
ing.  In  the  last  three  innings  the  home  team  went 
out  in  one,  two,  three  order. 
The  score  : 


O'Gradv,  I., 
Kennedy,  r., 
Clark,  m., 
.  Cobb,  3, 
Tlrrel!,  1 . 
French,  c, 
Shattuck,  2, 
O'Oonnell.  s. 
Hubbard,  p., 

Total, 


TUbon.  I., 
Dwyer,  c, 
Craig.  3, 
Coombs,  m., 
Willey,  I, 
Tilton,  2. 
Hammond,  p. 
Reynolds,  s.. 
Palmer,  r., 


3 
4 
3 
3 
3 
4 
4 
4 
3 


0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

1 


P.O. 

2 
0 
2 
1 
12 
6 
3 
1 
0 


31 

I 

27 

17 

8 

COLBY. 

A.B, 

B. 

P.O. 

A. 

8. 

5 

1 

1 

0 

0 

5 

0 

9 

0 

0 

4 

2 

2 

3 

0 

4 

0 

2 

0 

1 

4 

2 

6 

1 

0 

4 

0 

4 

1 

0 

4 

1 

1 

3 

2 

2 

0 

0 

I 

1 

4 

0 

2 

0 

0 

36  6  27  9  4 

0    0    0    0     10    0    0    0—1 
10    0    2    0    0     1     1     1-6 


Total, 

M.  A.C.. 
Colby, 

Runs— Reynolds  2,  Dwyer,  Craig,  Coombs.  Willey,  Shattuck.  Sacrifice 
hit— Palmer.  Stolen  bases— Willey,  Reynolds.  O'Donnell.  First  base  on 
balls— Reynolds,  Clark,  Cobb,  Tirrell.  Struck  out.  Tilton  2.  Clark  2,  Hub- 
bard 2,  Tribon,  Dwyer,  Coombs,  Reynolds,  O'Crady,  Kennedy.  Batters 
hit— Craig.  Reynolds,  O'Crady.  Passed  ball— French.  Wild  pitch— Hub- 
bard.   Time— I  h  45m.    Umpire— Lamb  of  Amherst.    Attendance — 350. 

M.  A.  C.j  9;  Springfield  T.  S.,  8. 
On  May  5,  the  team  defeated  the  Springfield 
Training  school  at  Springfield,  9  to  8,  in  a  close  but 
uninteresting  game.  Poor  support  alone  prevented 
Lawson,  the  Training  School  pitcher,  from  winning 
the  game.  With  the  score  standing  8  to  7  in  favor 
of  the  Training  School  at  the  beginning  of  the  ninth, 
Purrington  made  a  mess  of  0 'Grady's  grounder,  and 
the  two  singles  and  a  double  that  followed  brought  in 
the  winning  runs.  Both  teams  played  a  loose  game 
In  the  flel<!  but  the  errors  of  the  Springfield  players 
were  mucn  the  more  costly.  Jones  caught  a  good 
game  for  the  Training  School,  although  it  was  his 
first  game  behind  the  bat  this  year.  Kennedy  was 
taken  out  of  the  box  for  Massachusetts  in  the  sixth, 
and  Hubbard  substituted,  as  the  former  was  being 
hit  rather  freely.  Lawson,  on  the  other  hand,  kept 
the  hits  well  scattered,  and  it  was  largely  on  misplays 
that   the   visitors  secured  their  runs.     Wright   and 


Purrington  each  got  two-baggers,  and  Cobb  and  Hon- 
hart   rapped  out  each  a  brace  of  singles.     Clark  did 
the  best  hitting  for  Massachusetts. 
The  score  : 


II.  A.  C. 


A.B. 

B. 

P.O. 

A. 

B. 

5 

0 

2 

2 

1 

2 

0 

0 

0 

1 

5 

2 

1 

0 

0 

S 

2 

2 

3 

0 

5 

1 

14 

0 

0 

S 

0 

6 

2 

I 

2 

0 

2 

0 

I 

4 

1 

0 

3 

0 

4 

0 

0 

0 

I 

2 

1 

0 

4 

0 

tmt 

_ 

— 

«BV 

— 

39 

7 

27 

14 

5 

TRAINING  SCHOOL. 

A.B. 

B. 

P.O. 

A. 

B. 

5 

2 

2 

0 

0 

5 

2 

3 

0 

0 

4 

0 

1 

2 

0 

4 

2 

1 

0 

3 

4 

0 

1 

2 

1 

5 

1 

2 

1 

0 

4 

0 

13 

0 

2 

3 

1 

4 

0 

0 

4 

0 

0 

5 

0 

O  Grady,  I., 
Hubbard,  p., 
Clark,  m., 
Cobb.  3, 
TirreU,  1, 
French,  c, 
Warner,  r., 
Shattuck.  2, 
O'Donnell.  s., 
Kennedy,  p., 

Total 


Honhart.  I., 
Cobb,  r., 
Hawkes.  2, 
Purrington,  s., 
Gray.  3. 
Wright,  m., 
Prettyman,  1, 

iones,  c, 
.awson,  p., 

Total.  33  8  27  10  6 

Massachusetts,  2    4    0    0    0     10    0    2-9 

Training  School,  4    0    0    2     1     10    0    0—8 

Runs— O'Crady  2,  Hubbard  2.  Clark  3,  Warner  2,  Honhart  2,  Cobb  2, 
Prettyman  2,  Gray.  Jones.  Total  bases— Massachusetts  9,  Training  School 
9.  Stolen  bases— Honhart,  Cobb,  Warner.  Two-base  hits— Wright.  Pur- 
ington.  Clark.  First  base  on  balls— off  Lawson,  Hubbard,  Warner  2;  off 
Kennedy.  Purington,  Jones:  off  Hubbard.  Hawkes.  Struck  out— by  Law- 
son,  Kennedy,  Shattuck,  Hubbard,  Warner ;  by  Kennedy.  Honhart  2. 
Hawkes :  by  Hubbard.  Prettyman,  Jones,  Hawkes.  Batters  hit— by  Ken- 
nedy, Cobb.  Gray.  Double  play— Hawkes  and  Purington. 
Kennedy.    Time— 2  h.  15  m.     Umpire— Dr.  Street. 


Wi'd  pitch— 
Attendance— 300. 


FOOTBALL  REPORT  FOR  1905. 

The  report  of  the  football  manager  is  as  follows  : — 
Receipts 

Taxes,  $402.95 

Baseball,  69.00 

Faculty,  58.50 

Worcester,  65.00 

Brown,  175.00 

Dartmouth,  165.00 

Williams,  75.00 

Bates,  175.00 

Andover,  115.00 

Tufts,  125.00 

S.  T.  S.,  42.50 

Alumni,  274.00 


nses 

Coaching, 

Printing  and  stationary 

Telephone,  telegraph  and  express, 

$1741-95 

310.00 
22.00 
11.83 

THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


*49 


Outfitting,  Wright  &.  Dits 

on, 

284.20 

Outfitting  otherwise, 

22.29 

Baseball  deficit, 

273.68 

Games 

Holy  Cross, 

110.40 

Dartmouth, 

209.75 

N.  H.  State, 

125.45 

Williams, 

100.75 

Brown, 

199.45 

R.  I.  State, 

110.50 

Bates, 

215.00 

Andover, 

108.31 

S.  T.  S., 

39.20 

Tufts 

82.33 

Incidentals,  stamps,  hack 

,  etc 

•  » 

15.10 

$2240.04 

Expenses, 

$2240.04 

Receipts, 

1741.95 

Deficit, 

498.09 

I  have  seen  vouchers  for  < 

)nly  $429.08. 

M. 

»- — 

A. 

Blake, 

Auditor, 

INFORMAL  DANCE. 

An  informal  dance  was  held  in  the  Drill  Hall  Sat- 
urday afternoon  and  evening  April  28.  The  hall  was 
prettily  decorated  with  banners  along  the  walls,  and 
with  potted  plants  from  the  plant  house  in  the  various 
corners  and  around  the  raised  stage  in  the  centre 
where  the  orchestra  was  situated.  The  large  net  was 
hung  up  at  the  north  end  of  the  hall  with  an  arch  way 
made  in  the  centre  opening  into  a  space  beyond.  The 
day  was  quite  warm  and  between  the  dances  couples 
could  be  seen  wandering  over  the  campus.  The  col- 
lege orchestra  furnished  music.  Refreshments  were 
served  in  Draper  Hail.  The  patronesses  were  Mrs. 
Orcutt  from  Smith  college,  Miss  Rogers  from  Mt. 
Holyoke,  and  Mrs,  Holcomb  and  Mrs.  Martin  from 
M.  A.  C.  Those  present  were  as  follows  :  faculty 
and  visitors — Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holcomb  of  Amherst; 
Mr.  and  Mrs,  Monahan  of  Amherst ;  George  Searle, 
ex-'07  and  Miss  Nowlesof  Westfield ;  Roy  Gaskill 
and  Miss  Knight  of  Chicopee. 

Seniors — D.  H.  Carey  and  Miss  Butler  of  Smith; 
C.  W.  Carpenter  and  Miss  Livers  of  M.  A.  C. ;  G. 
T.  French  and  Miss  Shackford  of  Mt,  Holyoke  ;  E. 
F.    Gaskill   and    Miss   Bartlett   of  Amherst,    C.    E. 


Hood  and  Miss  Clark  of  Mt.  Holyoke;  L.H.  Moseley 
and  Miss  Preston  of  South  Hadley;  F.  C.  Pray  and 
Miss  Hall  of  North  Amherst;  H.  M.  Russell  and 
Miss  Cobb  of  Amherst;  G.  W.  Sleeper  and  Miss 
Burke  of  Holyoke;  H.  A.  Suhlke  and  Miss  McPher- 
son  of  Mt.  Holyoke;  W.  O.  Taft  and  Miss  Lucy  of 
Northampton;  C.  A.  Tirrell  and  Miss  Bromley  of 
Springfield ;  Richard  Wellington  and  Miss  Willard  of 
Smith. 

Juniors — M.  H,  Clark,  Jr.  and  Miss  Tanner  of 
Smith ;  F.  A.  Cutter  and  Miss  Bailey  of  Mt.  Hol- 
yoke ;  A.  A.  Hartford  and  Miss  Parker  of  Smith. 

Sophomores — L.  W.  Chapman  and  Miss  Wards- 
worth  of  Hadley;  H.  C.  Chase  and  Miss  Bardwell 
of  Amherst ;  G.  R.  Cobb  and  Miss  Burnham  of  Mt. 
Holyoke  ;  W,  J.  Coleman  and  Miss  Walsh  of  West 
Springfield  ;  J.  G.  Curtis  and  Miss  Chapman  of  West- 
field  ;  R,  E.  Cutting  and  Miss  Harlow  of  Amherst ; 
A.  D.  Farrar  and  Miss  Whetlock  of  Westfeld  Nor- 
mal ;  K.  E.  Gillett  and  Miss  Wilson  of  South  Had- 
ley; R.  H.  Jackson  and  Miss  Whitemore  of  Mt. 
Holyoke;  J,  R.  Parker  and  Miss  Phillips  of  Mt. 
Holyoke ;  E.  D.  Philbrick  and  Miss  Smith  of  Smith. 

Freshmen — C.  H.  Paddock  and  Miss  Lambert  of 
M.  A.  C.  ;  M.  W.  Thompson  and  Miss  Lull  of  Wind- 
sor, Vt. 


College   N0**S- 


— Doctor  Stone  spent  several  days  in  New  Haven 
last  week. 

—  F.  H.  Kennedy,  '06,  was  In  Boston  the  early 
part  of  last  week. 

—Richard  Wellington,  '06,  and  J.W.  Wellington, 
'08,  entertained  their  brother  for  a  few  days  last 
week. 

— Tannatt,  '06,  who  recently  passed  the  Civil  Ser- 
vice examinations  has  been  appointed  to  Geological 
Survey  work  in  Alaska. 

— H.  J.  Franklin,  instructor  in  botany,  has  been  on 
the  Cape  recently  working  In  the  interests  of  the 
numerous  cranberry  growers  there. 

Miss   Lambert,    '09,   who  has  been  detained  at 

her  home  in  New  York  since  the  spring  vacation  by 
illness,  has  again  resumed  her  studies. 


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THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


151 


— The  following  committee  of  the  class  of  1907  has 
been  selected  to  consided  the  planting  of  a  class  tree  : 
F.  C.  Peters,  J.  H.  Walker  and  J.  W.  Summers. 

— Miss  Hall,  the  college  librarian,  has  been  attend- 
ing a  convention  in  Boston  and  during  her  absence, 
C,  F.  Allen,  '08,  ably  performed  the  duties  of  the 
office. 

— While  riding  on  his  wheel  Saturday  evening  Pro- 
fessor Howard  struck  the  car  track  and  was  thrown 
heavily.  His  injuries  while  painful  are  not  regarded 
as  serious. 

— Mr.  Barton,  president  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  at 
Amherst  college,  gave  an  account  of  the  Student  Mis- 
sionary Conference  at  Nashville  at  a  recent  meeting 
of  the  local  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

— A  brother  of  A.  W.  Higglns,  '07,  was  in  San 
Francisco  at  the  time  of  the  earthquake.  He  has 
returned  to  his  home  in  Westfield,  which  place  is  not 
noted  for  its  seismic  disturbances. 

— President-elect  Butterfield  has  been  in  the  West 
on  a  short  vacation.  While  at  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
he  delivered  the  commencement  address  before  the 
school    of   agriculture  of  the  University  of  Nebraska. 

— Despite  the  suggestion  of  acting-president  Brooks 
the  students  did  not  celebrate  Arbor  Day  by  the  plant- 
ing of  trees.  Some  are  of  the  opinion  that  the  col- 
lege authorities  should  have  taken  the  initiative  in  this 
matter. 

— Large  quantities  of  broken  iron  work  and  rem- 
nants of  farm  machinery  have  been  recently  removed 
by  junk  dealers  from  the  ruins  of  the  college  barn  as 
the  first  real  work  in  connection  with  the  erection  of  a 
new  building. 

— Several  of  the  juniors  electing  agriculture  have 
invested  in  eggs  from  which  they  hope  to  bring,  in  due 
time,  a  brood  of  chicks.  Thus  they  are  gaining  an 
Insight  Into  the  egg-hatching  by  incubators  and  inci- 
dentally ha.1,  an  opportunity  to  obtain  some  pecuniary 
reward  if  success  crowns  their  labors. 

— Mr.  Peer  of  Greenfied  gave  an  interesting  talk 
April  27  in  the  college  chapel.  Mr.  Peer  Is  con- 
nected with  an  association  in  Greenfield  which  is 
advocating  the  introduction  of  sheep  into  Western 
Massachusetts  pastures.  He  spoke  enthusiastically  of 
the  possibilities  of  this  business  in  the  hills  of  Berk 
shire  and  Franklin  counties. 


— The  senior  Commencement  invitations  have 
arrived  and  everything  connected  with  that  event  has 
taken  a  new  lease  of  life  lately.  An  attempt  Is  being 
made  by  the  senior  class  to  secure  President-elect 
Butterfisld  as  the  Commencement  speaker  and  this 
should  add  to  the  interest  of  the  event.  A  large 
number  of  alumni  have  signified  their  Intentions  of 
visiting  the  college  in  June. 

— Several  legislative  committees  have  made  hasty 
visits  to  the  college  of  late.  The  committee  on  taxa- 
tion included  this  institution  in  the  flying  trip,  which 
it  made  to  Amherst  while  investigating  the 
probable  effects  of  exempting  sectarian  colleges  from 
taxation.  Another  committee  which  came  to  Spring- 
field in  connection  with  a  bill  pending  in  the  legisla- 
ture visited  Amherst,  coming  up  in  a  special  parlor 
trolley  car. 

— The  freshmen  attempted  to  slip  quietly  out  of 
town  last  Friday  morning  on  their  way  to  the  annual 
banquet  at  Springfield.  The  sophomores  "got  wise" 
however  and  a  few  of  the  latter  Interviewed  the  depart- 
ing freshmen  in  the  historic  town  of  Hadley  over  to 
the  westward.  Owing  to  the  senate  ruling  no  attempt 
could  be  made  to  stop  them  outside  of  Amherst  and 
so  the  sophomores  returned,  capturing  on  the  way 
back  several  prisoners  whom  they  kept  for  a  time. 
In  the  end  all  escaped  but  one.  A  more  extended 
account    of  the  banquet  will  appear  in  the  next  issue. 


THE  JUNIOR  BANQUET. 

The  banquet  of  the  class  of  1 907  is  said  to  have 
been  celebrated  at  the  Gerard  Hotel,  1 23  West  44th 
street,  New  York  city.  That  this  is  not  the  whole 
truth,  however,  may  be  inferred  by  anyone  who  has 
taken  a  similar  trip  to  such  a  metropolis.  The  cele- 
bration In  reality  began  when  twenty  of  the  class  left 
Amherst,  in  high  spirits  and  with  the  intention  of  hav- 
ing the  very  best  possible  time,  soon  after  noon, Thurs- 
day, May  3.  It  was  not  over  until  these  same  twenty 
returned  to  Amherst  all  feeling  that  they  had  the  fun  had 
of  their  lives — a  time  to  be  remembered  as  long  as 
the  class  shall  exist. 

At  five  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  the  class  was  safely 
on  the  New  York  boat  at  Hartford,  after  having  spent 
a  short  time  in  the  city.  Tne  voyage  down  the  Con- 
necticut was  very  pleasant  Indeed.  Even  in  the  joy 
and  exuberance  of  the  moment  the  careful  teaching 


of  Doctor  Lull  was  not  forgotten  and  notice  was  taken 
of  the  broad  alluvial  plains  on  each  side  of  the  river 
and  of  the  various  geological  phenomena  of  the  coun- 
try, the  formation  of  strata,  river  erosion  and  work  of 
the  ice.  At  6-30  all  were  summoned  below  to  sit 
down  to  the  lavish  spread  prepared  for  them  on  the 
boat.  Jollity  and  good  feeling  prevailed  during  the 
evening,  which  was  passed  with  singing  and  story-tell- 
ing. Friday  morning  found  the  boat  sailing  down  the 
Sound  into  New  York  harbor.  The  day  was  spent  in 
sight-seeing  and  the  points  of  greatest  interest  in  the 
city  were  visited. 

Slightly  later  than  was  planned,  owing  to  unavoldaole 
delays,  the  company  sat  down  to  the  royal  banquet 
given  to  them  by  the  class  of  1909.  It  was  inspiring 
to  think  that  at  the  same  time  the  freshmen  were  also 
feasting,  though  it  was  not  known  whether  their 
banquet  was  held  in  Springfield  or  Boston.  Promptly 
at  8,  all  rose  to  give  a  yell  for  "the  next  best  class  to 
'07."  The  toastmaster,  H.  T.  Pierce,  first  called 
upon  J.  T.  Carthers,  who  responded  in  a  fitting  and 
hearty  manner  although  his  remarks  were  somewhat 
more  serious  and  lofty  than  had  been  anticipated. 
Next  Clifford  B.  Thompson  expatiated  on  the  wonders 
of  the  "Big  Four  ".although, this  being  a  secret  organ- 
ization, he  was  unable  to  enlighten  the  company  on 
its  work.  Two  worthy  advocates  of  fussing,  E.  G. 
Bartlett,  and  R.  J.  Watts  spoke  upon  this  delicate 
subject,  their  remarks  being  enlivened  by  that  personal 
interest  which  we  call  local  color.  The  toastmaster, 
brimming  over  with  good  humor,  added  a  few  words, 
and  called  upon  F.  C.  Peters  to  speak  upon  1909.  "A 
Vincent"  was  the  subject  of  other  remarks  and"botany 
references"  were  mentioned.  Other  subjects  dwelt 
upon  were  "Pittsburg  and  the  West"  by  the  famed 
traveler  of  the  class, and  "Susie,  on  the  Hand-car"  by 
the  class  treasurer.  As  some  expected  members  were 
absent,  the  toastmaster  called  upon  CM.  Parker  who 
spoke  in  a  few  well-chosn  and  appropriate  words  at  the 
close.  The  general  spirit  of  the  banquet  was  one  of 
good  feeling, but  yet  rather  of  seriousness  and  enthusi- 
astic class  and  college  loyalty  than  of  great  merriment. 
By  this  meeting  the  class  was  bound  even  more 
closely  together  and  its    unity    greatly    strengthened. 

An  automobile  was  impatiently  waiting  at  the  door 
and,  the  banquet  over,  the  class  took  a  trip  to  the 
various  Interesting  parts  of  lower  New  York.     A  Joss 


house,  theatre  and  restaurant  were  visited  in  China- 
town, now  the  largest  Chinatown  in  the  country ; 
thence  they  passed  to  little  Italy  and  out  upon  the 
renowned  Bowery  where  we  will  charitably  leave  them 
in  their  trip  to  the  "Big  City."  Saturday  afternoon 
saw  many  on  the  Hartford-bound  boat,  returning  to 
Amherst  whither  the  rest  would  soon  follow. 


THE  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

It  is  not  often  that  we  hear  of  a  gift  to  the  local  Y.M. 
C.  A.  Therefore  the  Signal  learns  with  pleasure 
that  an  alumnus,  Mr.  Newton  Shultls,  '96  of  Boston 
has  donated  about  50  volumes  to  form  the  beginning  of 
an  Association  library.  These  books  are  upon  sub- 
jects which  should  interest  all  young  men.  At  pres- 
ent they  will  be  placed  in  the  college  library  until  a 
suitable  book-case  is  provided  in  the  rooms.  Here 
it  is  hoped  that  they  will  increase  both  In  numbers 
and  usefulness.  The  college  should  be  grateful  to  Mr. 
Shultis  who  has  also  substantially  remembered  the 
athletic  association  within  a  few  months.  Such 
deeds  are  worthy  the  emulation  of    other    graduates. 

At  this  point  it  seems  pertinent  to  say  a  word  con- 
cerning the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  The  association  seems  at 
present  in  a  very  prosperous  condition.  This  is  due 
to  several  reasons.  The  new  president  is  active, 
energetic  and  not  inclined  to  be  visionary  ;  but  so  have 
been  many  of  his  predecessors  who  have  not  had  such 
sucess  as  leaders.  The  real  reason,  we  believe  is 
because  the  students  are  now  thoroughly  interested  in 
the  work.  Whereas,  a  year  ago  when  one  went  to  a 
meeting  he  rarely  saw  a  man  who  figures  much  In 
college  affairs  present,  today  the  majority  of  the 
really  prominent  men  in  college  attend  more  or  less 
regularly.  That  the  others  do  not  Is  not  to  their 
credit.  The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  is  now  run  upon  a  practical 
basis ;  its  officers  and  committees  are  endeavoring  to 
make  it  a  real  power  in  college  life.  We  are  told 
that  an  attempt  will  be  made  this  year  to  improve  the 
annual  hand-book  which  Is  at  present  largely  a 
reprint  of  an  edition  gotten  out  In  1894  or  earlier. 
Likewise  the  association  hopes  to  send  several  dele- 
gates to  the  Students  Conference  at  Northfleld  this 
year.  In  this  way  they  will  indicate  to  the  many 
"prep-school"  students  that  this  college  Is  alive,  and 
Indirectly  the  institution  will  be  more  widely  advertised. 
If  the  support  which  has  been  accorded  the  Y.  M.   C. 


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THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


A.  of  late  is  continued  we  may  safely  prophesy  that 
Its  scope  of  work  will  become  yet  broader  until  it 
occupies  a  unique  position  in  the  college  annals. 
That  it  Is  entitled  to  this  support  is  certain  for  it  is  the 
only  positive  power  working  for  good  here  among 
those  that  are  degrading  and    demoralizing. 


THE  AUTOCRAT  AT  CHAPEL. 

The  Autocrat  attended  chapel  recently.     He  would 
not  have  his  readers   believe   that   this  is  an  unusual 
event  for  he  never  cuts  this  exercise   except  when  he 
Is  out  of  town,  but  on  this  occasion  he  was  especially 
observant.     It  was  an  Ideal  spring  morning  and  the 
campus   was  bright    and   cheerful    in   the   sunlight. 
Birds  sang  and  it  only  needed  some  foliage  to  make 
the  scene  ideal.     To  the  westward  the  mists  which 
rise  from  the   Connecticut   still   obscured  the  view  of 
the  distant  hills  and   toward  the  south  a  line  of  fleecy 
white  smoke  revealed  the  morning  train  rattling  on  its 
dusty  and  tortuous  way  to  Boston.     Turning  his  eyes 
to  nearer  objects  the  Autocrat  observed  many  people 
wending  their  way  toward  the  chapel  whose  bell  was 
soon  to  summon  those  of  more  dilatory  habits.     All 
classes  and  societies   about  college  were  represented. 
Here  was  a  bunch  of  dignified  seniors  hustling  to  their 
rooms  where  they  were  to  don  the  cap  and  gown,  the 
badge   which    indicates   the    nearing   close   of   their 
undergraduate  career.     The  Autocrat  noticed  several 
careless  juniors   sauntering   over   from  the    "Hash- 
House"  beyond  the  ravine,  with   fists  pushed  down 
hard  In  their  corduroys  and  singing  a  jovial  song  with 
reckless   abandon.     Just   behind   them   was  a   frail- 
looklng  youth  who,  with  the  assistance  of  the  faculty 
and  several    other    dignitaries,    makes  the   college 
customs. 

Then  there  were  reckless  sophomores  wandering 
toward  the  house  of  worship  and  intermingled  with 
them  were  gro  os  of  freshmen.  The  latter  appeared 
anxious  lest  they  might  get  stuck  In  "Trig"  or  flunk 
French  before  the  day  was  over,  but  the  other  classes 
apparently  trusted  to  the  Fates  which  guard  the 
average  college  man  and  were  indifferent  to  the  com- 
ing recitations.  As  an  exception  the  Autocrat  noted 
on  the  very  steps  of  the  chapel  a  worthy  disciple  of 
Carhart  pondering  over  "Faraday's  Theory  of 
Electro- Magnetic   Induction"  but   he  was   doubtless 


preparing   a   monstrous     bluff   for     use    In    case   of 
emergency. 

Thus  the  students  poured  into  chapel  in  a  promis- 
cuous mix-up  and  finally,  as  the  last  tones  of  the  bell 
died  away,  order  appeared  out  of  chaos  and  each 
class  was  seated  in  its  proper  place  in  the  auditorium. 
On  this  particular  day  the  services  were  led  by  a 
member  of  the  faculty  who  always  commands  atten- 
tion by  his  dignity  and  personal  magnetism.  The 
Autocrat  was  glad  to  notice,  as  is  always  the  case 
when  this  gentleman  conducts  chapel,  that  far  less  of 
the  students  were  studying  during  the  exercises  than 
usual.  Chapel  over,  the  classes  filed  out  and  judging 
from  the  rush  made  for  the  door  all  were  in  great 
haste  to  reach  their  recitations.  The  juniors  crowded 
in  with  the  seniors  and  the  sophomores  tried  to  go  out 
with  the  juniors.  Two  of  the  class  of  1908  whose 
exuberant  spirits  were  much  in  evidence  engaged  in  a 
friendly  wrestling  match  at  the  top  of  the  stairs  and 
one  of  them  inadvertently  stepped  upon  the  Autocrat's 
toes,  disfiguring  his  shoes  laboriously  polished  for 
inspection  the  day  before  and  so  interfering  with  his 
trend  of  thought  that  he  recalls  no  more  until  he 
reached  the  sidewalk.  For  the  next  few  moments 
the  campus  appeared  quite  animated.  Then  the 
classes  had  passed  into  their  recitation  rooms  leaving 
only  a  few  fortunate  people,  who  had  "the  first  hour 
off,"  to  bask  in  the  sun  and  discuss  the  latest  vaude- 
ville show  or  any  other  subject  which  came  to  mind. 

Another  day's  work  was  begun.  Once  more  the 
machinery  of  the  college,  after  a  night's  rest,  was  in 
motion  and  the  seemingly  interminable  routine  was 
going  on  as  it  has  been  going  on  since  that  remote  day 
when  the  first  chapel  exercises  were  held.  When  the 
Autocrat  thought  of  the  countless  occasions  upon  which 
the  students  have  at  the  call  of  the  bell  assembled 
for  morning  prayers,  he  was  overcome  with  the  utter 
insignificance  of  his  own  personal  effort.  How  many 
have  gathered  in  this  building  day  after  day  and  then 
gone  out  into  the  world,  swallowed  up  In  the  oblivion 
of  the  past.  Today  a  man  is  in  a  position  to  dictate 
the  management  of  college  affairs  and  is  able  to  con- 
trol the  policy  of  the  student  organizations,  tomorrow 
he  is  a  "has-been,"  a  nonentity  in  so  far  as  the 
undergraduates  at  Mass'chusetts  are  concerned. 
Should  we  not  moralize  from  this  ?  Does  It  not 
appeal  to  each   one  of  us  ?     Especially  we   who   are 


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able  by  word  or  deed  to  exert  influence  should  forget 
our  selfish  motives,  for  they  are  ephemeral,  and 
instead  work  for  the  general  welfare  of  the  college. 
Certainly  those  efforts  will  be  fruitful  after  we  have 
passed  on  while  those  actions  which  are  characterized 
by  a  disregard  of  the  opinions  and  rights  of  others  will 
be  repudiated  by  those  who  come  after  us. 


D{p&r-tm?ivt"  fJot?s. 


AGRICULTURE. 
With  what  money  that  has  been  appropriated  by  the 
State  Legislature,  and  the  income  from  insurance  on 
the  old  barn,  about  $37,000  is  available  for  the  erec- 
tion of  a  new  barn.  This  will  necessitate  the  altera- 
tion of  the  orginal  plans  for  a  new  barn,  as  much 
more  than  this  amount  was  counted  upon.  Archi- 
tects are  now  hard  at  work  on  these  alterations,  and 
soon  it  will  be  definitely  known  what  kind  of  a  structure 
will  be  erected.  However,  a  few  general  facts  in 
regard  to  the  building  are  now  known.  The  stock- 
barns  are  to  be  fire-proof  throughout,  and  the  south 
wall  of  the  storage-barn  adjoining  is  to  be  made  of 
cement  blocks,  thus  making  it  also  fire-proof.  The 
storage-barn  itself  is  to  be  an  ordinary  wooden  struc- 
ture, fire-proof  to  a  certain  extent  on  the  outside  by  a 
cement  coating,  and  roof-slating.  It  is  hoped  to  get 
at  least  the  storage  barn  completed  in  time  to  take  in 
the  farm  crops. 

F.  S.  Peer,  president  of  the  New  England  Farm- 
Stock  Co.,  delivered  an  address  before  the  students 
interested  in  the  advantages  of  sheep-farming  in 
New  England,  April  27.  Mr.  Peer  claims  that  the 
New  England  hillsides  are  especially  adapted  to  sheep 
raising,  and  that  many  of  the  abandoned  farms  in 
this  part  of  the  country  are  due  to  a  decrease  of 
interest  in  this  particular  line  of  farming.  The  cost 
of  stocking  a  sheep-farm  is  considerable,  but  Mr. 
Peer  told  of  a  plan  whereby  sheep  are  "rented"  from 
stock-raisers  in  Montana,  and  the  profits  divided 
between  owner  and  care-taker.  The  successful  oper- 
ation of  the  plan,  for  farmers  of  moderate  means, 
involves,  the  clubbing  together  of  several  interested 
men,  and  the  hiring  of  an  experienced  shepherd  to 
care  for  the  large  flock  thus  formed.  This  saves  the 
great   expense  of  sufficient  wire    fences,    and    also 


reduces  the  danger  of  injury  to  the  flock  by  ownerless 
dogs  to  a  minimum.  The  flock  thus  formed  Is 
driven  from  pasture  to  pasture,  being  capably  handled 
by  the  shepherd  and  his  trained  dogs. 

Those  particularly  interested  in  the  subject  were 
invited  to  take  a  trip  to  Leyden  and  view  the  plan  in 
operation,  where  a  herd  of  about  2000  sheep  is  cared 
for.  As  it  was  found  that  a  few  weeks  later  there 
would  be  a  much  larger  number  of  sheep  on  the 
ranch,  the  trip  was  postponed  until  early  in  June. 

E.  H.  Scott,  '06,  with  the  aid  of  Professor  Brooks, 
has   secured    in  the  interests  of  the  Stockbridge  club 
three  sets  of  lantern  slides  from  Hon.  John  Hamilton, 
director   of  Farmer's    Institutes,  Washington,  D.  C. 
The  slides  illustrate  three  Farmer's  Institute   lectures 
on  the  following  subjects  : 
"Care  of  Milk,"  published  in  Bulletin  No.  1. 
"Acid  Soils,"  published  In  Bulletin  No.  3. 
"Profitable  Cattle,"  published  in  Bulletin  No.  4. 

These  lectures  will  be  delivered  by  members  of  the 
faculty,  accompanied  by  the  lantern  slides. 

HORTICULTURE    AND    LANDSCAPE 
GARDENING. 
W.    B.    Hatch,    '05,    instructor   in    Drawing  and 
Landscape    Gardening,    has   resigned,    and  his  place 
has  been  taken  by  C.  P.  Halligan,  '03. 

On  the  evening  of  April  24,  Professor  Waugh 
delivered  an  address  before  the  Stockbridge  club  and 
others  interested  on  Fruit  Growing  in  Maine.  The 
lecture  was  accompanied  by  lantern  slides  of  pear  and 
apple  orchards  In  Maine,  showing  in  general"  the  kind 
of  work  done  there.  "Hog  Culture,"  was  interest- 
ingly illustrated,  and  the  work  of  the  tent  caterpillars, 
and  its  prevention  by  spraying,  was  also  well  shown. 
Top  working,  the  reasons  for,  and  the  methods  used, 
was  well  brought  out. 

ENTOMOLOGY. 
H.  J.  Franklin,  '03,  has  gone  to  the  Cape,    where 
he  will  make  a  thorough  investigation  of  the  cranberry 
insects  during  the  summer. 

Dr.  Fernald,  State  Nursery  Inspector,  has  recently 
issued  his  fourth  annual  report. 

BOTANY  AND  PLANT  PATHOLOGY. 
The  work  on  the  plans  for  the  new  Botanical  build- 
ing  is  being  pushed   by   the  architects,  Cooper  and 


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THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


Bailey.  $40,000  is  available  for  the  building,  and 
$5,000  for  equipment.  The  new  building  will  be 
occupied  by  the  Botanic  Department,  and  Dr.  Stone's 
Department  at  the  East  Experiment  Station,  Plant 
Pathology. 

H.  B.  Filer,  '06,  and  W.  O.  Taft,  '06,  have  been 
doing  some  practical  work  in  tree- surgery  upon  a  tree 
that  stands  about  half-way  up  on  the  road  from  the 
Experiment  Station  to  the  Plant  Houses,  on  the  left 
hand  side  ;  the  tree  was  first  thoroughly  cleaned  with 
chisel  and  mallet  of  all  dead  wood  inside,  then  treated 
with  creosote,  and  the  hollow  filled  with  Portland 
cement.  The  work  is  neatly  and  well  done,  and 
deserves  great  credit. 

It  is  Dr.  Stone's  plan  to  have  several  of  the  trees 
containing  defects  around  college  treated  in  different 
ways  for  the  purpose  of  strengthening  them,  and  giv- 
ing them  a  longer  lease  of  life.  The  work  is  to 
serve  as  practical  illustrations  to  those  students  who 
care  to  take  this  course  of  Pathology  and  Physiology 
of  Shade  Trees  given  by  Dr.  Stone.  The  course  is 
unique  at  "Mass'chusetts,"  the  only  course  of  its 
kind  offered  in  the  country,  and  is  attracting  increas 
ing  interest  of  late. 

VETERINARY  SCIENCE. 

The  class  in  Vetertnary  Science  has  begun  work 
in  clinics. 

MILITARY. 

We  understand  that  a  cut  system  of  absences 
from  drill  will  be  adopted  at  the  beginning  of  next 
semester.  Captain  Martin  expects  the  K.rag-Jargen- 
seu  rifles  which  are  to  supersede  the  antiquated 
Springfields  before  June.  The  drill  at  present  con- 
sists largely  of  battalion  ceremonies  and  drill  with 
guard-mount  and  company-drill  In  extended  order. 
Active  preparations  are  being  made  for  the  visit  of  the 
military  inspector.  Target  practice  on  the  range  has 
thus  far  been  -onfined  to  the  three  upper  classes. 


As  a  consequence  of  the  great  development  of 
technical  education  in  Germany,  complaint  is  already 
heard  of  the  excess  of  highly  trained  technical  workers. 
For  1890-91  the  total  number  of  students  In  the 
technical  universities  was  2,432;  in  1904-05  it  had 
risen  to  15,866.  Similar  increase  is  reported  in  the 
natural-science  faculties  of  the  universities  and  trade 
schools. 


Alu 


mm. 


The  Western  Alumni  association  will  hold  its  annual 
meeting  and  banquet  on  May  12  at  the  University 
club,  1 16  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago,  III.,  at  6-30  p.  M. 
All  M.  A.  C.  men  who  may  be  passing  through  Chi- 
cago at  this  time  are  invited  to  attend. 

A.  F.  Shiverick,  '82,  President. 

A.  B.  Smith,  '95,  Secretary. 
332  Fifth  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

AH  M.  A.  C.  men  are  glad  to  hear  of  the  safety  of 
several  of  our  alumni  who  were  in  California  during 
the  recent  earthquake.  R.  E.  Smith,  '94,  sent  a 
message  from  Berkeley  which  stated  that  both  he 
and  his  sister  are  well,  and  have  suffered  no  injury. 
T.  F.  Hunt,  '05,  now  stationed  at  Salinas,  was 
awakened  at  5-20  on  the  morning  of  April  18  by  the 
falling  of  brick  and  plastering.  N.  D.  Ingham,  '05, 
was  at  Santa  Monica,  Cat.,  where  they  received 
enough  of  a  shock  to  wrench  many  of  the  houses. 
Nothing  seems  to  have  been  heard  from  E.  W.  New- 
hall,  '05,  of  San  Francisco,  but  it  is  sincerely  hoped 
that  he  has  received  no  injury. 

'88.— H.  C.  Bliss  of  North  Attleboro  visited 
Amherst  recently,  and  was  initiated  into  the  Kappa 
Sigma  fraternity. 

'91. — A  peculiarly  interesting  letter  has  been 
recently  received,  postmarked  Minas,  Brazil.  "Oscar 
Vida  Barboza  Lage  e  Maria  Violeta  Be'fort  Sage 
participant  seu  casamento. — Juiz  De  Fora,  6  de  Jan- 
eiro de  1906."  Which  we,  notwithstanding  our 
imperfect  knowledge  of  Brazilian,  believe  to  be  an 
annoucement  of  their  marriage.  We  wish  them 
prosperity  and  happiness. 

'95. — Arrangements  have  been  made  with  H.  D. 
Hemenway  to  conduct  a  course  in  nature  study  ior 
teachers  at  the  Woodland  Farm  Camp  school,  West- 
chester, Conn.  Mr.  Hemenway  will  particularly 
emphasize  school  garden  work,  owing  to  the  rapidly 
increasing  demand  for  teachers  along  this  line. 
Class  of  1895. 

We  publish  a  complete  list  of  addresses  of  the 
class  as  received  from  the  secretary,  In  the  belief 
that  it  may  be  of  interest  to  some. 

Prof.  Henry  A.  Ballou,  Government  Entomologist, 
Barbadoes,  British  West  Indies. 


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W.  L.  Bemis,  Spencer. 
W.  C.  Brown,  Peabody. 

A.  F.  Burgess,  Chief  Inspector  of  Nurseries  and 
Orchards,  Ohio  Department  Agriculture,  Columbus, O. 

Prof.  George  A.  Billings,  Assistant  Agriculturalist, 
New  Jersey  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  New 
Brunswick,  N.  J. 

H.  E.  Clark,  Manager,  Biscoe  Farm,  Middlebury, 
Conn. 

Prof.  R.  A.  Cooley,  State  Entomologist,  Boze- 
man,  Mont. 

C.  W.  Crehore,  Dairy  Farmer,  Chicopee. 
C.  M.  Dickinson,  Manager  of  E.  H.  Hunt.  Florist 
and  Seedsman,  76-78  Wabash  Avenue.,  Chicago,  III. 

H.  S.  Fairbanks,  with  Wiedersheim  &  Fairbanks, 
Law  and  Patent  Office,  Chestnut  and  13th  Sts.,  Phil- 
adelphia, Pa. 

F.  P.  Foley,  Farmer,  Easthampton. 

H.  L.  Frost,  H.  L.  Frost  &  Company,  Entomolo- 
gists &  Foresters,  Arlington. 

Prof.  H.  D.  Hemenway,  Director  Handicraft 
School  of  Horticulture,  Hartford,  Conn. 

R.  S.  Jones,  Assistant  City  Engineer, Wilbur  Ave., 
Columbus,  O. 

Shlro  Kuroda,  exact  address  unknown. 

Prof.  C.  B.  Lane,  Assistant  Chief,  Dairy  Bureau, 
U.  S.  Department  Agriculture,  Washington,  D.  C. 

H.  W.  Lewis,  Assistant  Engineer,  Hudson,  N.  Y. 

Jasper  Marsh,  Treasurer  Consolidated  Lamp  Co., 
Danvers. 

W.  L.  Morse,  Assistant  Engineer,  New  York  Cen- 
tral &  Hudson  River  R.  R.,  Terminal  Engineer, 
Madison  Avenue  and  43d  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

D.C.Potter, Landscape  Architect,  Fairhaven.Conn. 

H.  B.  Read,  Dairy  Farmer  and  Horticulturist, 
Westford. 

W.  A.  Root,  Dairy  Farmer,  Northampton. 

A.  B.  Smith,  with  Wilson  Brothers,  Wholesale 
Men's  Furnishing  Goods,  332  5th  Ave.,  Chicago,  III. 

M.  J.  Sullivan,  Manager,  The  Rocks  Farm,  Lit- 
tleton, N.  H. 

S.  P.  Toole,  Horticulturist,  Amherst. 


HOTEL  HAMILTON, 


HOLYOKE,  MA88. 


Famous  for  its  popular  priced  Sunday  dinners  with 

music. 

FINE   CAFE    OPEN    UNTIL   MIDNIGHT. 

A  Specialty  made  of  Banquets 
and  Class  Dinners. 

GEO.  H.  BOWKER  &  CO. 


AMHERST  HOUSE. 

Everything  New  and  Up- to- Dale. 


Special  Attention  given  to  Athletic  Teams,  Frater- 
nity and  Alumni  Banquets. 

BEST  8ERVICE8  AT  REASONABLE  PRICE8. 

D.   H.   KENDRICK,  Proprietor. 

DONT  WALK  ON  YOUR  HEELS 

To  save  your  sole. 
Come  to  me  for  your 

Custom-made  Boots  and  Shoes, 

Repairing  a  specialty. 

CHARLES    DORAY, 

Opposite  Town  Hall. 

Seniors  going  into  Business 
or  Technical  Work  .-.    .-. 

Should  write  us  to  day  for  full  Information  concerning  desir- 
able positions  In  all  parts  of  the  country.  We  already  have 
1231  definite  places  for  College,  University  and  Technical 
School  graduates  to  begin  work  In  July  or  September  and  the 
list  Is  growing  dally.  A  choice  of  the  best  opportunities  is 
yours  1/  you  write  us  at  once,  stating  age,  course  taken,  prac- 
tical experience  if  any,  and  line  of  work  preferred. 

HAPGOODS, 

Tub  National  Organization  of  Bbain  Bbokms, 

Sew  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Offices  In  other  cities. 


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F.  C.  Tobey,  Tobey  Brothers,  Lime  Manufacturers, 
West  Stockbridge. 

Dr. F.L.Warren, Practicing  Physician,  Bridgewater. 

Prof.  E.  A.  White,  Professor  of  Horticulture, 
Connecticut  Agricultural  College,  Storrs,  Conn. 

'96. — A  daughter,  Alice  Evelyn,  was  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Allen  B.  Cook  of  Hillstead  Farm,  Farming- 
ton,  Conn.,  on  April  1 1 ,  1906. 

'01.— C.  T.  Leslie,  of  the  City  Hospital,  Ne* 
York,  paid  a  visit  to  the  college  recently. 

'01.— A  daughter,  Marjory  Eleanor,  was  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Luther  A.  Root,  57  King  St.,  North- 
ampton, March  27,  1906. 

'01. — Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  R.  Pierson  have  returned 
to  Cromwell,  Conn.,  from  a  trip  to  Honolulu. 

'02. — C.  1.  Lewis  is  doing  work  at  Cornell  univer- 
sity upon  the  etherization  of  bulbs  as  received  from  a 
commercial  standpoint.  He  has  recently  had  con- 
ferred upon  him  the  honor  of  being  elected  a  member 
of  the  honorary  fraternity  Sigma  Psi,  (similar  to  Phi 
Kappa  Phi)  ;  members  being  elected  upon  the  basis 
of  their  ability  to  work  along  original  lines  of  investi- 
gation ;  or  to  show  exceptional  ability  and  promise  in 
undergraduate  work.  Seventy-five  members  were 
elected  to  membership  at  the  last  meeting;  all  con- 
fined to  scientific  work.  Mr.  Lewis  has  been  doing 
institute  work  through  the  state  of  New  York  this 
winter  and  has  met  with  so  great  success  that  he  has 
an  offer  of  an  appointment  upon  the  regular  staff  of 
institute  workers  in  the  state,  for  the  coming  ysar. 

'03. — C.  P.  Halligan  is  to  take  the  position  of 
instructor  in  drawing  at  this  institution,  in  place  of 
W.  B.  Hatch,  resigned. 

'03. — M.  H.  West  is  the  author  of  an  article  In 
Horticulture  on  the  "Preservation  of  Ornamental 
Trees."  The  article  deals  with  tree  pruning  and  the 
care  of    wot    '.%, 

'05.  W.  B.  Hatch  has  received  a  position  In 
Kinney  Park,  Hartford,  and  has  taken  up  his  work 
in  that  city. 

'05. — A.  N.  Swain  spent  a  few  days  in  Amherst 
recently. 

'05. — G.  N.  Willis,  543  Massachusetts  Avenue, 
Boston. 


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such  a  way  that  it  will  command  close  attention  from 
them  and  not  a  mere  passing  notice. 


As  the  time  for  the  awarding  of  the  Western 
Alumni  Prize  draws  near  we  instinctively  theorize  as 
to  its  recipient.  The  basis  of  choice  is  unfortunately 
very  complicated  and  unless  the  bodies  to  whom  th« 
choice  Is  delegated  act  with  great   caution   and   only 


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after  full  Investigation,  the   prize  will  go  to  the   wrong 
person.     It  is  easy  enough  to  decide  from  the   Regis- 
trar's  books   as   to   who    has     shown   the     greatest 
improvement  during  his  first  two  years  in   scholarship 
but  when  it    comes   to   a   fine   distinction   on    moral 
advance  during  that  period  the  question  becomes   dif- 
ficult of  solution.     Without  charging  favoritism  In  the 
least  or  suggesting  any  underhanded  work  it  Is  entirely 
possible    for    the  prize  to  go  astray  here.     When  the 
names   of  three   deserving  men  are  made  up  by  the 
Senate  and  sent  to  the  faculty  for  final  decison,   It    is 
certain  that  the  men  w.:o  stand  best  in  the  estimation 
of  the   former  body   will    be  selected.     The  Senate 
should  cast   aside   all  personal  feelings,  all  fraternity 
clannishness  and  submit  the  names  of    those  who  are 
really  deserving.     The   plan   was   initiated   last   year 
and   worked  to   perfection.     We    trust  that  it  will  be 
just  as  satisfactory  in  the  present  Instance. 


that  it  will  eventually  become  so  and  the  act  which 
established  the  system  was  undoubtedly  a  move  in 
advance  which  will  never  be  regretted. 


We  sometimes  hear  It  asked    "Is   co-educaticn   a 
success   at    Mass'chusetts?"     It    is    impossible     to 
make  a  positive  answer  to    this   question.     The   sys- 
tem has  been  in  operation  for  such  a  short   time   and 
so   few   women   students  have  had    the    courage    to 
attend  M.  A.  C.  that  it  Is  entirely  Impossible  to  draw 
definite  conclusions  as  yet.       During   the   past   year 
much  of  the  opposition  which  has   previously   existed 
among  the  other   students   against    the   scheme    has 
disappeared  and  the   presense   of    "co-eds"    in   our 
midst  attracts  little  comment  now.     So  far   the   sys- 
tem has  not  proven  of  sufficient    importance   to   war- 
rant the  trouble  Involved  In  establishing  it,  but  we  can 
expect  much  benefit  to  result  later.     The  few  women 
students  who  have  attended  M.  A.  C.  have  not   been 
distinguished  for  their  scholarship  or  their   stupidity 
In  fact  they  have  exerted  no  influence  on  the  trend  of 
undergraduate  activity  and  only  come  into  prominence 
on  the  occasion  of  an  Informal  dance.     The   fears   of 
many  that  the  college  would   soon    be   overrun   with 
giggling  girls  ha,*   not    materialized    and   apparently 
will  not  until  a  cistant   day,    at   least.     Under   these 
conditions  it   would   be   a   very   selfish    spirit   which 
would  cause  the  other  students  to  begrudge  the   gent- 
ler sex  of  the  benefits  of  an  education.     To  say   that 
co-education  was   an   unqualified   success   would   be 
scarcely  justifiable  for  it  has  not    been    really   tested 
but  from  present  indications   we    may   safely   predict 


There    is  need   at    the    present    of  several  minor 
revisions  In  the  course  of  study.     Indeed  in  the  minds 
of  some  it  would  be  desirable  to  Institute  quite  sweep 
ing  changes  which  would  include  among   other   things 
a  specialized  course  in  the  sophomore   year.     While 
we   are    utterly  unprepared  to  sanction  such  a  drastic 
innovation   as  this   it    is   quite   essential    that  a  few 
changes  be  made.     We  believe  that    the   committee 
on  electives   of   the   faculty  should  make  some  move 
to   Investigate  the  present  conditions.     While  we  are 
unacquainted  with  the  various  courses  and  are   there- 
fore unable  to  give  many  specific  cases  to  substantiate 
these   statements,    we   will    cite   a   typical  one.     At 
present   those   students  who   elect    horticulture    are 
unable  to  secure  the  advantage  of  a  course  In   fertil- 
izers and  as  a  result  these  students  often  show  a  lack 
of  knowledge  on  this  subject  which  would  be  ludicrous 
if   it   were   not   pathetic.     The   utter  failure   of  the 
courses  to  connect  properly  here  has  been  commented 
upon  by  members  of  the    faculty  and  it  does  seem  as 
if  some  move  should  be  made  to  obviate  the  difficulty. 
Another   example   of  the  promiscuity  with  which  the 
subjects  are  often  mixed  up  is  shown  by  the  fact   that 
the  students  electing  junior  biology  or   agriculture  get 
just  as  much  horticulture  as  those  who  take  the  regular 
horticulture  course.  To  understand  why  a  "bug  man" 
should  be  required  to  absorb  quantities   of  literature 
on  horticulture  is  a  question  beyond   our   comprehen- 
sion and  we  feel   that   the  time  might  be  more  profit- 
ably employed  elsewhere.     The  foregoing  statements 
as   they  are    expressed   are  open  to  serious  criticism 
and   if   this  were   a   forensic   they  would  have  to  be 
flanked  by  lines  of  proof  and   explanatory   statements 
for   which  we   have   no    room.     The   fact    remains 
that  the  junior  electives  should  certainly  be  revised    If 
no  more  striking  changes  are  made.     The   statement 
has   been   made    to  one  of  the  Signal  board  that  the 
faculty  does   not  recognize   the   paper  as  In  any  way 
way   officially   connected    with   the  college.     This  is 
very   proper   but   we    consider   that  unofficial  ties  so 
strong  as  to  be,  at  least,  semi-official  in  the  absence 
of  any  other  stronger  ones  bind  this  publication  to  the 
college.     This  editorial  expresses  the  opinion  of  many 


of  the  students  who  after  all  are  the  college.  The 
students  have  a  right  to  be  heard,  and  they  may 
expect  the  courtesy  in  return  of  a  statement  which 
answers  their  questions,  even  though  they  are 
expressed  in  the  editorial  columns  of  a  student  jour- 
nal. If  there  are  unsurmountable  barriers  which 
prevent  these  changes  for  which  we  ask,  then  the 
Sicnal  will  rest  in  peace  realizing  that  the  demands 
are  unreasonable,  but  until  this  Is  shown  we  shall  con- 
tinue to  believe  that  the  course  of  study  should  be 
systematically  revised. 


We  noted  a  somewhat  peculiar  but  common  Inci- 
dent recently  in  connection  with  the  distribution  of 
the  junior  elective  slips.  Apparently  four-fifths  of 
every  sophomore  class  have  absolutely  no  idea  as  to 
what  course  they  wish  to  elect  when  these  blanks  are 
placed  in  their  hands.  When  the  choice  is  necess- 
ary these  people  make  an  hysterical  rush  to  various 
heads  of  the  departments  and  consult  the  inaccurate 
course  of  study  in  the  catalog ;  then  follows  a  hasty 
consultation  to  find  what  courses  their  friends  have 
elected  and  finally  the  elective  slip  goes  to  the  Regis- 
trar. If  the  chances  are  favorable  the  man  elects  a 
course  in  which  he  is  really  interested  and  one  In  which 
he  becomes  later  able  to  command  a  good  salary  and 
all  which  goes  wiih  the  same.  On  the  contrary 
some  are  so  short-sighted  as  to  elect  a  "cinch 
course"  or  to  follow  the  crowd  without  much  regard 
to  their  individual  tastes.  These  men  later  "kick 
themselves,"  as  the  slang  expression  goes,  but  time 
has  forever  buried  the  opportunity  and  they  must 
abide  by  their  unwise  decisions.  They  go  on  through 
college  and  graduate,  take  up  some  work,  possibly 
quite  distasteful  to  them  and  so  go  through  life  ;  their 
entire  destiny  so  far  as  what  we  call  success  is  con- 
cerned, being  based  on  their  choice  of  junior  studies. 
We  are  inclined  to  believe  that  a  majority  of  the  stu- 
dents who  come  to  this  institution  intend  on  entering 
to  take  up  agriculture.  This  is  the  natural  sequence 
since  the  word  "agriculture"  is  prominent  in  the 
name  of  the  college.  Only  the  few  who  are  well 
acquainted  with  M.  A.  C.  think  of  specializing  .-•long 
the  lines  of  horticulture,  landscape  gardening,  chem- 
istry, biology  and  mathematics.  After  those  who 
have  come  to  college  to  study  scientific  farming 
learn  of  the  correlated  courses  they  are  often  diverted 


quite  widely  from  their  original  intention.  This  is  a 
distinct  advantage  of  the  present  course  of  study 
which  contains  two  years  of  required  subjects.  Dur- 
ing that  time  a  man  can  learn  about  the  courses  In 
the  last  two  years  and  finally  decide  on  his  life  work. 
It  is  his  last  chance.  Unfortunately,  as  we  have 
intimated  at  the  beginning  of  this  editorial,  few  act 
upon  this  wise  policy.  Most  of  us  scrape  along  from 
day  to  day  looking  forward  to  that  happy  event  when 
we  shall  be  juniors  and  have  the  electives.  If  a  very 
small  proportion  of  the  time  devoted  to  fault-finding 
with  the  present  required  studies  was  spent  by  the 
sophomores  and  freshmen  in  investigating  and  consid- 
ering the  courses  to  come  later,  the  confusion  exist- 
ing when  the  electives  are  called  for  would  not  appear 
and  the  occasional  lamentations  heard  from  upper- 
class  men  would  cease.  We  cannot  impress  too 
highly  upon  the  members  of  '09  the  necessity  of 
deciding  at  leisure  upon  this  subject  for,  if  it  is 
delayed  until  the  last  moment,  it  becomes  a  perplex- 
ing question  and  one  which  can  only  be  answered  at 
random.  This  is  a  proposition  of  vital  Importance, 
and  we  are  led  to  remark  in  closing  that  it  is  our 
belief  that  the  instructors  should  call  this  matter  to 
the  minds  of  the  under-class  men  early  in  their  car- 
eer for  we  are  well  aware  from  personal  experience 
how  little  attention  is  paid  to  It  by  the  light-hearted 
freshmen  and  sophomores. 


/Uhletic   No-Us 


M.  A.  C,  6;   Rhode  Island,  2. 

April  20  Massachusetts  defeated  Rhode  Island  col- 
lege at  Kingston  In  a  slow  game.  The  field  was 
In  wretched  condition  and  errors  were  freely  seen. 
Kennedy  pitched  good  ball  for  Massachusetts  having 
good  control  and  keeping  the  hits  well  scattered.  The 
scoring  began  in  the  first  when  O 'Grady  singled  and 
reached  third  on  errors,  Clark  bringing  him  home  on 
a  long  fly.  In  the  third,  hits  by  Warner,  0 'Grady, 
Clark,  Kennedy  and  Cobb  netted  four  runs. 

Rhode  Island  scored  in  the  fourth  and  seventh. 

The  feature  of  the  game  was  the    timely   hitting  of 
O' Grady. 

Innings  123456789 

Massachusetts.  10    4    0    0    0     10    0-6 

Rhode  Island,  0    0    0     I     0    0     I     0    0-2 

Batteries— Kennedy  and  French.  Kendrlckand  Ferry. 


I 


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Brown,   II  ;  M.  A.  C,  2. 

April  21  Brown  found  little  difficulty  In  scoring 
against  our  team  while  Nourse  and  Adams  kept  the 
hits  well  In  hand. 

Hubbard  pitched  good  ball  and  with  even  fair  sup- 
port would  have  held  the  score  to  respectable  figures. 
The  Infield  was  particularly  ragged.     The  feature   of 


the  game  was  a  sensational 
centre  field. 
The  score  : — 


catch   by  Clark  In  deep 


O'Grady.  I., 
Kennedy.  r> 
Clark,  c, 
Cobb.  3, 
Tlrrell.  I, 
French,  c, 
Shattuck,  2, 
O'Donnell,  s.. 
Hubbard,  p.. 

Total, 


m    a.  C. 

A.I. 

4 
4 
2 
3 
4 
4 
3 
3 
3 

29 

BROWN. 
A.B. 

4 
4 
5 
5 
5 
4 
4 
4 
1 
2 


H. 

0 

1 

0 

I 

0 

0 

I 
I 

0 


P.O. 

1 
I 

2 

3 
10 
5 
0 
0 
0 

24 


A. 

0 
0 
0 

I 

0 

1 

4 
4 
2 


H. 

0 
2 
1 
2 
1 

0 
2 
1 
1 
0 


P.O. 

0 

2 

0 
10 

2 
11 

0 

2 

0 

0 


A. 
1 

0 
0 

I 
I 

0 
0 
0 
2 

4 


Morgan,  m., 
Burwell,  2, 
Powell,  s., 
Xanders.  r., 
Connor,  I., 
Donnelly,  1. 
Randal',  3, 
Cunningham, 
Badgley,  p., 

Total 
Innings. 
Trinity, 
M.A.  C 
Run 


TK1NITY 

A.B. 

». 

P.O. 

A.            B. 

3 

1 

1 

0           0 

4 

0 

0 

i        1 

4 

1 

3 

4              0 

4 

1 

0 

0           0 

4 

1 

0 

0           0 

4 

0 

13 

1            2 

4 

0 

1 

0            1 

3 

0 

12 

2            1 

3 

1 

0 

3           0 

33 

5 

30 

10           5 

1 

2 

3 

4    5 

6     7 

8 

9  10 

0 

0 

0 

0    0 

0     1 

0 

0    0— I 

0 

0 

0 

1     0 

0    0 

0 

0    0—1 

Badgley  and  O'Grady. 
Sacrifice  hits- Bur 


Total  bases— Trinity  8,  Massachusetts  0. 
rwell,  Tlrrel  and  Shattuck.  Stolen  base— Connor.  Two- 
base  hits— Connor.  Badgley  and  Morgan.  First  base  on  balls— Kennedy. 
Badgley  and  Cunningham.  Left  on  bases— Trinity  4.  Massachusetts  2. 
Struck  out— by  Badgley  1  i,  by  Kennedy  6.  Batters  h't— Morgan  2.  Cobb. 
Double  play— O  Donnell  to  Shattuck  to  Tlrrel.  Passed  balls— Cunningham 
2.  French  I.    Time.  In  45m.     Umpire.  Rarity.    Attendance.  200. 

Dartmouth,  6;  M.  A.  C,  0. 

The  team  was  defeated  May  17,  at  Hanover,  by 
Dartmouth  in  a  better  contested  game  than  the  score 
would  indicate. 

The  score  : — 


37 


n 

1     2 

o  o 

0    0 


10 
3  4 
3    5 

0    0 


27 
6    7 
2     1 

0    0 


9  2 

8    9 

0    0—11 
0    2—2 


-Dickinson.    Home     runs— Raymond,    Keene,     Cobb. 

Double  plays-O'Don- 


Hoye,  3. 

Jones,  s.. 
Paine,  r., 
Raymond,  c, 
Dickinson,  2. 
Elrod,  I. 
Keen.  I.. 
Dennle,  m., 
Nourse.  p.. 
Adams,  p., 

Total. 
Innings. 
Brown, 
M.  A.  C. 

Three-base  hit    . 
Struck  out— by  Hubbard  4.  by  Nourse  6,  Adams  3. 
nell,  and  Tlrrel!. 

M.  A.  C,  1  ;  Trinity,  1. 

The  game  played  with  Trinity,  at  Hartford,  on  May 
9  resulted  in  a  10  Inning  tie.  It  was  called  on 
account  of  darkness  at  the  end  of  the  tenth  with  the 
score  1  to  1 .  Both  teams  gave  a  good  exhibition  of 
baseball.  Kennedy  allowed  five  hits  but  kept  them 
well  scattered.  Badgley  for  Trinity  struck  out  eleven 
men  and  allowed  no  hits.  Trinity  was  weak  on  base- 
running  while  our  team  showed  up  well  in  this  feature. 
The  weather  was  very  cold  and  rain  fell  during  the 
game. 

The  score : — 


O'Crady,  l„ 
Kennedy,  p., 
Clark,  m.. 
Cobb,  3, 
Tlrrell.  1. 
French,  c, 
Shattuck,  2, 
Warner,  r.. 
O'Donnell, 


A.B. 
2 

2 

2 

3 
3 
3 
3 
2 
2 


0 
I 

0 
0 
0 
0 

1 

0 
0 


P.O. 

2 
1 
2 
2 
6 
2 
2 
0 
1 


A. 
0 
3 
1 

2 
0 
I 

0 
0 
2 


B. 

0 

0 
0 

I 

3 

0 
0 
0 

I 


Total. 

22 

DARTMOUTH. 

2 

18 

9 

5 

A.B. 

B. 

P.O. 

A. 

B. 

0  Brian,  >.. 

3 

2 

0 

0 

0 

McDevitt,  m.. 

3 

1 

3 

0 

0 

Gardner,  1, 

2 

1 

8 

0 

0 

Page   3. 
Richardson,  s., 

3 
3 

0 
0 

0 
0 

2 
3 

0 
0 

McLane,  r., 

3 

0 

1 

0 

0 

Hazelton.  p., 

3 

0 

1 

2 

0 

Main,  c. 

2 

2 

8 

0 

0 

Driscoll,  2. 

3 

1 

0 

1 

0 

M.  A.  C. 


O'Crady.  I., 

Kennedy,  p.. 
Clark,  m., 
Cobb.  3. 
Tlrrell,  I. 
French,  c, 
Shattuck,  2, 
Warner,  r.. 
O'Donnell,  s.. 

Total. 


t.B. 

B. 

P.O. 

A. 

B. 

4 

0 

1 

0 

0 

3 

0 

1 

1 

0 

4 

0 

I 

3 

0 

3 

0 

4 

2 

0 

3 

0 

15 

0 

0 

4 

0 

4 

2 

0 

3 

0 

2 

5 

1 

4 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3 

0 

2 

4 

0 

31 


30 


17 


Total,  25  7         21  8  0 

Dartmouth,  0    0    2    2    2    0—6 

Runs— O'Brien  2,  McDevitt,  Hazelton,  Main  2.  Two-base  hit— Gardner. 
Sacrifice  hit— Kennedy.  Stolen  bases— O' Brian,  O'Crady,  Kennedy, 
Shattuck.  Double  play— McDevitt  to  DriscoM.  First  base  on  balls— off  Haz- 
elton 2.  off  Kennedy  3.  Struck  out— by  Hazelton  8  by  Kennedy  3. 
Passed  ball— French.  Wild  pitch— Kennedy.  Time— lh.,  15m.  Umpire. 
McCabe. 

M.  A.  C,  16;  W.  P.  1.  8. 
M.  A.  C.  defeated  the  Worcester  Polytechnic 
Institute  nine  on  the  campus  Saturday,  May  19,  16 
to  8,  in  a  remarkable  game  which  was  truly  a 
"comedy  of  errors."  The  home  team  started  in 
scoring  In  the  first  Inning  and  kept  up  the  good  work 
through  the  sixth  after  which  no  more  runs  were 
made.  The  Worcester  people  were  unable  to  hit 
Hubbard  very  effectively  and  Dwyer,  the  Tech. 
pitcher,  failed  to  locate  the  plate  and  was  replaced  by 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


161 


Cottrell  at  the  beginning  of  the  eighth.  In  the  ninth 
our  team  weakened  and  allowed  four  runs  from  the 
visitors  with  such  an  ease  that  had  the  game  con- 
tinued for  another  inning  our  chances  of  winning 
would  have  been  materially  lessened. 
The  score  : — 


M.  A.  C. 


A.B. 

B. 

P.O. 

A. 

8. 

O'Crady,  1., 

4 

2 

3 

0 

ft 

Kennedy,  3. 

4 

1 

1 

1 

3 

C!ark,  m., 

3 

1 

0 

0 

0 

Tlrrell.  1, 

5 

2 

II 

0 

n 

French,  c. 

4 

3 

6 

4 

o 

Shattuck.  2. 

4 

1 

5 

| 

i 

Warner,  r., 

3 

1 

1 

o 

0 
5 

O'Donnell,  a., 

4 

2 

0 

1 

Hubbard,  p., 

3 

1 

0 

4 

0 

Bates,  c, 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Total, 

34 

WOBCBSTKB  '*TSCH. 

14 

27 

11 

9 

A.B. 

B. 

P.O. 

A. 

B. 

Seely,  3, 

3 

1 

1 

2 

0 

Labret,  c. 

5 

1 

8 

4 

o 

Peters,  2, 

5 

1 

2 

6 

7 

Doran,  s., 

5 

2 

3 

0 

0 

Hedberg,  1, 

5 

1 

8 

0 

I 

Hitchcock.  1., 

4 

0 

1 

0 

o 

Sohberg,  r., 

3 

0 

1 

0 

0 

Cooper,  m.. 

4 

0 

0 

0 

n 

Dwyer,  p., 

2 

0 

0 

1 

1 

Cottrell,  p., 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

Total. 

37 

6 

24 

14 

4 

Innings. 

1     2 

3    4 

5     6     7 

8    9 

M.  A.  C, 

1     7 

0    2 

0    6    0 

0    0- 

-16 

Worcester  "Tech," 

0     3 

0    0 

0     1     0 

0    4- 

-  8 

during  intermission  Mr.  Rowe  served  refreshments 
at  Draper  hail.  In  addition  to  the  undergraduates 
several  alumni  and  former  students  were  present. 

The  Informals  during  the  past  year  have  continued 
to  be  a  distinctive  feature  of  life  at  Massachusetts 
and  the  committee  having  them  in  charge  is  entitled 
to  the  thanks  of  the  student  body  whose  Interests  they 
have  subserved  so  well.  Especial  credit  should  be 
given  to  Mr.  Suhlke,  the  chairman  of  the  committee, 
who  has  supervised  the  arrangement  of  all  details  and 
to  Mr.  Chace,  who  has  served  as  the  financial  agent 
of  the  fraternity  conference  which  has  the  control  of 
these  "Inter-frat"  dances.  If  the  informals  of  the 
coming  year  are  as  successful  as  those  of  the  past,  we 
shall  not  lack  social  gayety  to  enliven  our  nine-months' 
stay  in  this  country  village. 


Runs— Cark  2,  O'Crady,  Kennedy  2.  Tirre",  French  3,  Shattuck  2 
Warner  2,  O'Donnell  2,  Hubbard,  Seely,  Labret,  Peters  2,  Doran,  Soh- 
berg, Hitchcock.  Stolen  bases— Clark.  Tirrell.  Warner  2.  O'Donnel' 
Peter,  Doron.  Two-base  hits-Tlrrell,  French,  Shattuck,  O'Crady. 
Three-base  hits— Kennedy.  Doran.  First  base  on  balls— off  Hubbard  4  off 
Dwyer  10.  Struck  out-by  Hubbard  5.  by  Dwyer  I,  by  Cottrell  1. 
Batters  hit— French.  Hubbard.  Dwyer.  Passed  balls— Bates,  Labret 
Time— lh,  45mln.     Umpire— Reardon.    Attendance— 200. 


THE  LAST  INFORMAL. 

The  last  Informal  dance  of  the  season  was  held  in 
the  Drill  hall  Saturday,  May  19,  after  the  Worcester 
"Tech."  game.  It  was  undoubtedly  the  largest  and 
most  successful  one  of  the  year,  about  sixty-five 
couples  being  present.  The  whole  of  the  main  hall 
was  necessary  to  adequately  accommodate  the  dancers 
and  the  walls  were  tastefully  decorated  with  green  and 
yellow  bunting  interspersed  with  patriotic  colors.  The 
national  flag  was  draped  about  the  north  end  of  the 
room  and  "Massachusetts"  banners  at  frequent  inter- 
vals along  the  walls  were  a  pleasing  feature.  Plants 
from  the  college  conservatories  were  grouped  about 
the  stage  in  the  center  of  the  hall  and  assisted  In 
relieving  the  bare  corners.  The  weather  was  exquisite 
and  between  dances  nearly  the  whole  company  prom- 
enaded on  the  green  carpet  of  the  nearby  campus. 
Music  was  furnished  by  an  orchestra  from  Westfield  and 


Col  leg?  lNot?s- 


— Pearce,  '09,  has  left  college. 

— E.  D.  Philbrlck,  '08,  was  visited  by  his  brother 
last  week. 

— Miss  Livers  entertained  her  sister  from  Boston 
last  week. 

— The  roof  of  the  drill    hall  is  to  be  slated   before 
commencement. 

— W.  F.  Turner,  '08,  was   visited  by   his    brother 
and  father  recently. 

— J.  H.  Walker,  '07,  and  C.  F.  Allen,  '08,  enter- 
tained visitors  last  week. 

—J.  R.  Parker,  '08,  entertained  his  brother  at 
college  for  a  few  days  recently. 

— A.  T.  Hastings,  Jr.  is  taking  the  civil  service 
examination  today  in  Springfield. 

— Tucker,  '09,  has  left  college  on  account  of  ill- 
health,  but  he  intends  to  take  the  finals  in  June  if 
possible. 

— Rice,  ex- '07,  made  a  short  visit  here  last  week, 
stopping  just  long  enough  to  take  in  our  last  informal 
of  the  season. 

— Who  was  the  mysterious  youth  that  surreptlously 
stole  the  wrench,  turned  the  faucet  and  caused 
streams  of  living  water  to  emanate  from  the  fountain 
on  the  campus  ? 


162 


THE    COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


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— H.  T.  Pierce,  '07,  and  E.  A.  Lincoln,  '07, 
have  returned  from  a  short  trip  to  Hanover,  N.  H. 
and  the  college. 

— Sumner  R.  Parker,  '04,  was  around  college  last 
week  saying  farewell  before  leaving  for  his  new  posi- 
tion in  the  Hawaiian  Islands. 

— Jesse  G.Curtis, '08, has  left  college  and  accepted 
a  lucrative  position  in  the  New  York  office  of  the 
Munson-Whitaker  company. 

— The  registrar  has  passed  out  the  junior  and  senior 
elective  slips.  These  must  be  filled  out  and  returned 
to  the  registrar's  office  before  June  I . 

— The  student  body  only  secured  the  afternoon  off 
for  the  military  inspection  this  year  and  that  was 
pretty  well  occupied  with  martial  evolutions. 

—A.  C.  Whittier,  Maine  '05,  who  has  a  position 
In  the  Experiment  Station,  is  preparing  for  a  month's 
vacation  to  be  spent  in  angling  in  the  Maine  woods 
and  elsewhere. 

—Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  R.  Herrick  sailed  on  the 
19th  for  Europe.  Previous  to  going  to  New  York 
from  whence  they  sailed,  they  spent  several  days  at 
Mr.  Herrick's  former  home  In  Westfield. 

— The  class  of  1907  planted  their  class  tree  with 
the  usual  ceremonies  one  evening  last  week.  There 
are  two  trees,  both  firs,  and  they  are  planted  near  the 
dining  hall. 

— The  college  musical  clubs  announce  that  they  will 
give  a  recital  in  the  college  chapel  June  1 .  The 
posters  are  out  and  the  tickets  are  for  sale.  See 
Tannatt,  the  manager,  for  further  information. 

— Extensive  repairs  have  been  made  on  the  drill 
hall.  The  doorway  on  the  north  side  has  been  wid- 
ened several  inches  and  a  platform  built  so  that  the 
cannon  can  be  moved  easily  from  the  artillery  room 
to  the  main  hall. 

—A  stag  party  was  held  in  the  drill  hall  Saturday 
evening,  Ma  !J.  The  college  orchestra  furnished 
the  music  and  the  proceeds  went  to  the  senior  class 
under  whose  auspices  it  was  held.  All  present  passed 
an  enjoyable  evening. 

— The  football  team  will  probably  play  a  game  with 
Harvard  next  fall  as  the  university  manager  has  signi- 
fied a  desire  to  do  so.  Although  the  game  will  be 
largely  a  practice   one  for   the   Cambridge   team,  It 


should  advertise  the  college  well  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
Hub. 

— The  short  course  in  bee  culture  will  begin  May 
23.  James  Wood  of  Dana,  who  has  been  employed 
as  expert  for  several  years, died  during  the  past  winter, 
and  Harold  Hornor  of  Pennsylvania  has  been  engaged 
to  take  his  place.  Seniors  desiring  to  take  the  course 
may  do  so. 

—The  road  "on  the  hill,"  that  is  from  Professor 
Hasbrouck's  house  by  the  botanical  museum  and  to 
the  experiment  stations,  is  to  be  lowered.  This  will 
lower  the  roadbed  quite  a  little  in  front  of  Wilder  Hall 
and  will  cause  that  building  to  look  more  imposing 
from  the  east.  This  work  will  be  done  immediately 
after  Commencement. 

— The  Amherst  correspondent  of  a  Springfield 
paper  regrets  that  the  college  will  not  sell  asparagus 
in  local  markets  but  is  shipping  it  to  outside  dealers 
from  whom  it  must  be  imported  to  supply  the  demand 
for  the  article  In  town.  This  indicates  how  much 
support  the  local  agriculturists  can  expect  from  the 
townspeople  in  their  attempt  to  eliminate  competition 
from  the  college. 

—We  note  with  great  pleasure  that  extensive 
improvements  have  been  made  of  late  about  college. 
The  roads  have  been  repeatedly  scraped  and  are  now 
in  good  condition,  the  lawns  are  neatly  mown  and 
the  grass  and  leaves  have  been  cleaned  out  of  the 
gutters.  Considerable  pruning  has  been  done  to  the 
ornamental  shrubs  and  in  general  we  are  fast 
approaching  an  excellent  condition  for  Commence- 
ment. 

—The  preliminary  speaking  for  the  Burnham  prize 
for  the  freshman  class  will  take  place  Monday,  the 
28th,  at  1 .30  o'clock  in  the  chapel.  The  following 
will  compete  :  Alger  of  Somerville,  Bartlett  of  West- 
hampton,  Brown  of  Cambridge,  Cox  of  Boston, 
Crosby  of  Lenox,  Ide  of  Dudley,  Kenney  of  Lowell, 
Lindblad  of  North  Grafton,  Lull  of  Windsor,  Vt., 
Neale  of  Worcester,  O'Donnell  of  Worcester,  Potter 
of  Concord,  Turner  of  Trinidad,  Cuba,  Whaley  of 
East  Orange,  N.  J.,  White  of  Providence,  R.  I.  Of 
the  above,  eight  will  be  chosen  to  speak  Monday 
evening  of  Commencement  week. 

—Rev.  Ora  Samuel  Gray  spoke  before  the  Y.  M. 


THE  COLLEGE    SIGNAL 


163 


C.  A.  last  week.  Dr.  Gray  held  the  attention  of  his 
audience  closely  and  although  for  a  time  utter  dark- 
ness reigned  owing  to  an  accident  at  the  power-house 
the  meeting  was  very  interesting.  Mr.  Gray  is  a 
forceful  speaker  with  much  personal  magnetism  and 
all  will  be  pleased  to  know  that  he  will  again  speak  at 
(  this  week's  meeting.  George  A.  Fisher  of  New 
York,  an  evangelist,  gave  several  solos  in  a  pleasing 
manner.  Mr.  Fisher  will  also  be  present  at  the  next 
meeting.  It  is  seldom  that  the  local  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
can  offer  such  attractions  as  these  two  gentlemen. 


THE  FRESHMAN  BANQUET. 

On  Friday  evening,  May  4,  the  class  of  1909  held 
their  banquet  at  the  Highland  hotel,  Springfield. 
The  day  had  been  all  that  could  be  desired  and  the 
banquet  was  in  every  particular  a  great  success.  Up 
to  the  time  when  they  left  in  the  morning  no  one  out- 
side of  the  freshman  class  had  the  least  suspicion 
that  they  were  going  and  then  it  was  learned  only  by 
accident.  There  were  many  guesses  as  to  where  they 
had  gone  but  the  general  opinion  was  Boston.  The 
committee  in  charge  of  the  banquet  consisted  of 
Lamert  S.  Corbett,  Alfred  E.  Cox,  Jr.,  and  Horace 
N.  Tucker. 

Early  Friday  morning  just  as  the  first  rays  of  day- 
light began  to  appear  the  class  started  to  walk  to 
Hadley  where  they  took  the  car  to  Northampton  and 
then  to  Springfield.  They  did  not  however  get  away 
unnoticed  for,  as  has  been  said,  the  sophomores 
accidentally  "got  wise"  and  some  of  them  gave 
chase.  They  reached  the  car  barn  just  as  the  fresh- 
men were  about  to  start.  They  attempted  to  board 
the  car  but  receiving  no  encouragement  from  those 
within,  retired  somewhat  shaken  and  bruised.  A  few 
freshmen  who  in  some  manner  had  become  separ- 
ated from  the  others  were  taken  and  held  although  all 
but  one  got  away  in  time  to  attend  the  banquet.  Of 
those  taken  three  were  within  the  limits  of  Hadley 
when  captured.  The  class  arrived  in  Springfield 
early  in  the  forenoon.  In  the  afternoon  they  attended 
matinee  at  the  Nelson  theatre  in  a  body. 

At  eight  o'clock  the  class  sat  down  to  their  ban- 
quet. There  were  fifty-two  members  present  and 
fifty-two  freshmen  were  having  the  time  of  their 
lives.  James  V.  Monahan  acted  as  toastmaster  and 
the  following  toasts  were  responded  to  : 


Mass'chusetts. 
The  Class  of  1909. 
The  Kid. 
Billy  the  Bull, 
Herrick. 


Charles  H.  White 

Gordon  R.  Fulton 

Samuel  S.  Crossman 

Edward  J.  Burke 

Walter  J.  Kenney 

Several  other  toasts  were  given  Including  a  toast  to 
the  class  of  1907.  All  then  rose  and  three  rousing 
cheers  were  given  for  1907.  A  telegram  was  sent  to 
them  in  New  York  wishing  them  success  with  their 
banquet.  Class  spirit  such  as  had  never  been  shown 
before  was  manifested  and  time  and  again  the  hall 
was  made  to  ring  with  the  class  cheer.  But  in  this 
burst  of  class  spirit  college  spirit  was  not  forgotten 
and  the  banquet  broke  up  with  the  college  yell  and 
the  singing  of  "Mass'chusetts." 

Several  of  the  class  stayed  to  see  the  game 
between  S.  T.  S.  and  M.  A.  C,  while  others  turned 
their  eyes  toward  Amherst.  Four  of  them  wandered 
up  to  Greenfield  where  they  enjoyed  a  carnage  ride 
to  the  farm  of  F.  S.  Peer  about  nine  miles  out  of 
Greenfield. 


AN  INTERESTING  QUESTION. 

The  following  extract  from  the  Springfield  Republi- 
can will  be  interesting  to  those  students  who  are  in 
doubt  as  to  the  moral  turpitude  Involved  by  studying 
on  Sunday  : 

"Perhaps  a  hint  of  a  change  In  the  Puritan  Sab- 
bath is  to  be  gathered  from  the  attitude,  publicly 
expressed  In  a  recent  number  of  the  Congregationalist , 
regarding  studying  on  Sunday.  A  contributor  to  that 
paper  has  raised  the  question  in  this  form  :  'Does  the 
average  student  need  so  much  as  one  entire  day  In 
every  seven,  or  its  equivalent,' for  rest  from  his  regular 
work?'  To  this  question  he  secured  answers  from  the 
leading  presidents  of  universities  and  colleges  and 
from  some  of  the  heads  of  preparatory  schools.  The 
Yale  Alumni  Weekly  thus  summarizes  the  replies ; 
There  is  a  well-nigh  universal  agreement  as  to  the 
need  of  one  day's  rest  in  seven,  but  difference  of 
opinion  as  to  when  the  rest  should  be  taken,  and  what 
may  or  may  not  be  done  with  ethical  as  well  as  physi- 
cal profit  on  Sunday. 

President  Hadley  writes:  'The  average  student 
seems  to  me  much  better  for  as  complete  rest  from 
his  regular  work  one  day  in  seven  as  his  circumstances 
can  possibly  admit. ' 


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1 


THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


President    Eliot  of  Harvard    believes  that  two  half- 
days  of  respite  from  intellectual  labor  are  better  than 
one   whole  day,  but  he  does  not  specify  when  those 
times  of  respite  should  be. 

President  Tucker  of  Dartmouth  believes  that  it  is 
entirely  practicable  for  a  hard-working  student,  who 
knows  how  to  distribute  his  time,  to  'get  in  all  the  work 
and  sport  which  he  needs  and  have  his  Sundays  for 
their  normal  use.' 

President    Harris   of   Amherst  sees  no  reason  why 
students  should  not  study  on  Sunday  evenings. 

President   Faunce  of  Brown  would  avoid  all  routine 
study  on   Sunday,  but  believes  that  study  of  biblical 
literature   and  Christian  history  and  great  ethical  and 
philosophical  problems  would  be  an  excellent  intellect- 
ual as  well  as  spiritual  stimulus. 

President  G.  Stanley  Hall  of  Clark  university  does 
not  know  of  any  physiological  or  scientific  demonstra- 
tion of  the  necessity  or  even  the  advantage  of  rest  for 
one  ent.re  day  in  every  seven,  but  his  own  experience 
and  observation  lead  him  to  believe  that  such  rest  is 
best.  He  would  hesitate,  however,  about  advising  for 
all,  under  all  circumstances,  entire  cessation  of  work 
of  all  kinds. 

Miss  Hazard  of  Wellesley  college  is  sure  that  in 
most  cases  abstention  from  Sunday  study  is  best,  but 
as  to  the  Tightness  or  wrongness  of  it,  she  prefers  to 
let  students  settle  that  matter  individually. 

This  symposium  Is  valuable  for  its  content,  and 
because  it  shows  that  the  essential  principal  of  the 
Sabbath  ideal  remains,  even  though  the  argument  for 
the  practice  now  rests  more  upon  humanity's  universal 
experience  and  normal  needs  than  it  does  on  any 
detail  of  Jewish  religious  custom  or  code." 


inclined   to   say  that   these   actions  were  those  of  a 
clown   and   a   boor.     Indeed   the    Autocrat's    friend 
made   the    remark   after   the  prayers  were  over  one 
morning  that  this  man  was  "the  biggest  fool    in   col- 
lege"   and    he    interjected   a  word  before  fool  which 
the  Signal  could  never  publish.     For  this  reason  the 
Autocrat  thinks  that  the  behavior  of  this  gentleman 
should   be   explained  to  those  who  do  not  understand 
it,  for  to  the  uninitiated  it  appears   puerile,  disgusting 
and   sacriligeous.     To   this  student  who  is  so  greatly 
misunderstood  the  Autocrat  suggests  that  if  he  would 
refrain   from  such   strenuous  demonstrations  of  piety 
the   chapel  exercises  would   assume  a  more  serious 
aspect   which   it   will  not  know  as  long  as  boisterous 
Amens      liken   it   to  a  Methodist   camp  meeting  of 
former  days. 

*  *  * 

The  Autocrat  notes  in  front  of  the  chapel  that  a 
short  cut  has  been  made  and  the  grass  entirely  worn 
off.  I  the  people  who  have  occasion  to  use  the 
sidewalk  in  this  vicinity  would  take  one  or  two  addi 
tional  steps  and  avoid  leaving  the  concrete,  the 
beautiful  symmetry  of  the  lawns  on  the  campus 
would  be  unmarred  when  the  assembled  multitudes 
gather  for  Commencement. 


THE  AUTOCRAT. 

The  Autocrat  has  a  high  regard  for  piety  although 
he  is  not  graced  with  it  himself.     It  is  therefore  with 
great  respect  that  he  observes  the  slightly  ostentatious 
display  of  religious  zeal   of   a   certain  man  in  chapel. 
This  person  evider  uy  belongs  to  a  somewhat  fanatical 
school   for   when   repeating  the    Lord's    Prayer    in 
unison     he     uses     the    word    "debts"    instead    of 
"trespasses"  which  the  rest  of  the  congregation  uses 
and   moreover   he  does   this   in  such  a  distinct  tone 
that   one   who   did  not  know  his  religious  enthusiasm 
and   saintly  behavior  In    temporal   affairs   would  be 


*  * 

The  Autocrat  does  not  wish  to   become   egotistical 
but   he   feels  called   upon  to  say  in  brief  a  few  words 
concerning  his  identity.     Some  people  around  college 
who  claim  to  have  a  pull  with  the  inside   workings  of 
the   Signal   board   assert   positively  that   the   Auto- 
crat   is     a   sophomore     while    others     are     equally 
sure  that  the  editor-in-chief  writes  this   column      As 
a  matter   of  fact   the  Autocrat  is  not  a  person  but  an 
editorial  column  just   as   much   as   the  College  and 
Alumni    Notes   and   at   least   three  members  of  the 
present  board  have  writen  for  it  at  different  times. 

The  annual   freshman  banquet  at  Cornell  was  not 
held   this  year  because  of  interference  by  the  faculty 
which   body   strongly   protested    against   the  general' 
liability  of  injury  to  life  and  limb  by  the  class  • 'rough- 
housing "    accompanying    the    banquet    each    year 
Upon  the  night  on  which  the  banquet  was  to  have  been 
held  the  two  classes  paraded  the  streets  of  Ithaca  and 
had  a  general  celebration  with  fireworks,  etc. 


THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


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Dfp&r-tmfrvf  [Sloths. 


HORTICULTURE  AND  LANDSCAPE 
GARDENING. 
Despite  the  showers  of  the  afternoon,  there  was   a 
large  attendance  at  the   exhibition   of  spraying  instru- 
ments given  by  different  companies  at  the  horticutural 
department  of  the  Massachusetts  agricultural  college. 
Owing  to  the  shower  about  one  o'clock,    they  were   a 
little    late    in   beginning,  but  once  started,  everything 
worked  to  perfection.     The  first  exhibit   was   that   of 
the  traction  pumps  by  the  Walate  company,  explained 
by  Prof.  F.  A.  Waugh.     Maurice  A.  Blake,  instructor 
In  horticulture,  demonstrated  the  use  of  barrel  pumps 
and  different  kinds  of  nozzles.     He  also  showed  how 
to   make    Bordeaux    mixture  and   demonstrated  the 
use  of  the   lime-sulphur    mixture   for   the  San  Jose 
scale.     The  Niagara  company  exhibited  gas  spraying, 
which   was   explained   by    Mr.    Brown   of  Boston,  a 
representative  of  the  company,  and  by  Mr.  Frost,  a 
prominent  fruit   grower  in   the  vicinity    of    Boston. 
The  Gould  company  of  Lockport,  N.   Y.,   who   were 
to   show   the  gasoline  sprayers,  could  not  come.     J. 
Lewis  Ellsworth,  secretary  of  the  state  board  of  agri- 
culture, was  present  at  the  exhibition,    and   also    Mr. 
Whittaker,    editor     of    the   New    England  Farmer. 
There   were   several   distinguished   fruit  growers  and 
prominent  men  present  at  the  exhibition  and   a  large 
number  of  students   were   excused   from   recitations 
that  they  might  attend. 

AGRICULTURE. 
S.  B.  Haskell,  '04,  instructor  of  agriculture  spoke 
on  May  15,  before  the  Stockbridge  club  on  "Acid 
Soils."  The  lecture  was  illustrated  by  lantern  slides 
loaned  by  the  department  of  Agriculture.  The  orig- 
inal text  of  the  lecture  was  prepared  by  H.J.  Wheeler, 
'83,  director  of  the  Rhode  Island  Experiment  Station. 

MILITARY. 
The  military  department  was  inspected  on  Monday, 
May  14,  by  Captain  Harry  L.  Hale,  U.  S.  A.  of! 
Washington,  D.  C,  this  being  the  annual  inspection 
prescribed  by  the  war  department  for  those  institu- 
tions of  learning  where  a  regular  army  officer  Is 
detailed.  The  drill  consisted  of  batallion  review, 
inspection   and   drill,    company   drill     In     close   and 


extended  order  and  guard  mount.  This  was  followed 
by  an  inspection  of  the  property  of  the  department  and 
the  student  rooms  in  the  dormitories.  Owing  to 
several  reasons  the  drill  was  below  the  usual  stand- 
ard at  the  annual  inspection.  The  drill,  being  held  on 
the  afternoon  of  one  of  the  first  warm  days,  was  par- 
ticularly enervating  and  the  men  had  not  "braced 
up"  as  usual  owing  to  the  short  notice.  The  visit  of 
the  inspecting  officer  was  considerably  earlier  than 
usual  and  the  bad  weather  of  the  early  spring  has 
interfered  a  good  deal  with  out-door  evolutions.  It  Is 
to  be  regreted  that  the  batallion  did  not  appear  better ; 
as  the  conscientious  work  of  Captain  Martin  during 
the  past  year  did  not  show  to  an  advantage. 

AGRICULTURE. 
On  May  19  Professor  Brooks  went  to  the  Cape  to 
supervise  the  conduction  of  experiments  with  fertiliz- 
ation of  cranberries.  The  owner  of  large  cranberry 
estates  In  Waquail  village,  just  outside  of  Falmouth, 
has  placed  his  lands  at  the  disposal  of  the  Experiment 
Station  for  the  above  purpose.  Mr.  Franklin,  '03, 
who  is  studying  Injurious  insect  pests  on  the  cranberry 
at  Wareham,  will  assist  Professor  Brooks  in  super- 
vising, the  expeiimental  work. 

FOODS  AND  FEEDING. 
Mr.  Smith  of  this  department   delivered   an    illus- 
trated lecture  on  the  "Care  of  Milk"  before  the  Stock- 
bridge  club  on  the  evening  of  May   8.     This   lecture 
was  in  explanation  of  one  of  the  sets  of  slides  loaned 
by  Hon.    John    Hamilton,    of  the  Farmers  Institute. 
The  necessity  of  care  in  every  phase  of  milk  produc- 
tion   from   careful    lighting  and   ventilation   of    the 
stables,  clean  cows,  care  in  drawing  and  preparing,  to 
details  In   care   of  shipment,    was   well  brought  out. 
The  lecture  was  well  attended,  and  much  appreciated. 
FLORICULTURE. 
Mr.  Canning  conducted  a  trip  of  the  senior  class  In 
floriculture   to  Hartford,  May  8.     Bushnell  Park  was 
the  first  place  visited,  where  Mr.  Palmer,  superintend- 
ent of  parks  in  Hartford,  explained  carefully  the   city 
park   system,    demonstrating  with  bulletins  and  maps 
showing   park   construction.       From    Bushnell  Park, 
the  class  was  conducted  to  the  estate  where  Mr.  Huss, 
well  known  to  M.  A.  C.  students,    makes   a  specialty 
of    palms,    ferneries,    rockeries,    fern  breeding,    and 
peaches  under  glass.     Elizabeth  Park  was  visited  next. 


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Mr.  Canning  conducted  the  class  to  the  rosebuds, 
where  over  150  of  the  best  varieties  of  roses  are 
growing.  An  interesting  feature  in  this  park  was  the 
keeping  of  sheep  on  the  lawn,  a  very  pretty  sight. 
Mr.  Canning  then  set  the  class  up  to  supper,  every- 
body declaring  that  the  day  had  been  a  grand  success, 
and  expressing  their  appreciation  of  Mr.  Canning's 
services. 


Alu 


mm. 


The  classes  of  1901  and  1903  will  each  have 
reunions  at  the  coming  Commencement,  and  at  the 
present  lime  each  expects  at  least  fifteen  men 
present. 

73.— Rev.  James  B.  Renshaw  died  suddenly  of 
pneumonia  at  Deer  Park,  Wash.,  April  23. 

'81. — J.  L.  Hills  accompanied  the  Better  Farm- 
ing Special  through  Vermont. 

'89. — B.  M.  Hartwell  lectured  in  Lenox  recently, 
and  on  his  return  home,  visited  the  Station. 

'92. — From  far-away  India  we  learn  that  a  daugh- 
ter, Martha  Grover  was  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Knight,  April  4,  1906,  Kirkee,  India. 

'93. — H.  F.  Staples,  M.  D.,  received  the  honor 
of  being  elected  secretary  of  the  Ohio  Homeopathic 
Medical  society  at  their  last  meeting. 

'95. — H.  A.  Ballou  sailed  from  the  Barbadoes  for 
the  United  States  May  8,  on  a  three  months  leave  of 
absence,  and  will  soon  be  in  Amherst. 

'95. — H.  L.  Frost  of  Boston  was  present  at  the 
spraying  exhibition  May  17,  and  helped  to  explain  the 
Niagara  Gas  Sprayer. 

'97.— C.  A.  Peters  of  Moscow,  Idaho,  writes  that 
the  Administration  building  of  the  University  of  Idaho 
burned  on  the  night  of  March  29.  The  loss  was 
about  $300, OU  The  apparatus  and  chemicals  of  the 
chemical  department,  located  in  the  basement,  was 
destroyed.  It  is  expected  that  the  next  Idaho  legis- 
lature will  appropriate  money  for  the  building  and 
equipping  of  a  new  laboratory  modern  in  all  respects  ; 
meanwhile  the  chemical  department  is  carrying  on  its 
work  in  the  laboratories  of  the  School  of  Mines 
building. 


'02.— O.  F.  Cooley  has  gone  to  Texas  to  work  for 
C.  F.  W.  Felt,  '86,  chief  engineer  of  the  Gulf,  Col- 
orado and  Santa  Fe  Railroad  Company. 

'02. — Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  I.  Lewis  welcomed  a  son 
to  their  house  on  March  30.  Mr.  Lewis  has 
accepted  the  position  of  State  Horticulturalist  and 
professor  of  Horticulture  in  the  State  Agricultural 
College,  Corvallls,  Ore.     He  begins  work  at  once. 

'03. — H.  C.  Bowen  has  returned  to  his  home  in 
Rutland  from  California,  seemingly  having  had  enough 
of   the  earthquake. 

'03. — J.  G.  Cook  is  temporarily  taking  the  place 
of  S.  R.  Parker,  '04,  testing  herds  about    the   state. 

'03.—  E.  G.  Proulx  has  recently  made  the  fertilizer 
collection  for  the  Station. 

'03. — W.  V.  Tower  reports  himself  safely  in 
Puerto  Rico,  having  had  an  elegant  trip,  and  bright 
prospects  for  the  future. 

'04.  —Sumner  R.  Parker  leaves  this  month  for  the 
Kamehameha  schools,  a  large  institution  In  Honolulu, 
to  be  the  director  of  agriculture. 

'04. — P.  F.  Staples,  who  did  post  graduate  work 
here  in  Horticulture  last  year,  has  been  having  excel- 
lent success  with  his  work  at  the  Baron  de  Hirsch 
Agricultural  and  Industrial  school,  Woodbine,  N.  J. 
Professor  Waugh  recently  had  a  letter  from  the 
superintendent  of  the  school  speaking  in  the  highest 
terms  of  Mr.  Staples'  work  ■  and  a  recent  letter  from 
Mr.  Staples  himself  tells  of  improved  conditions  all 
along  the  line,  including  more  salary,  and  an  appro- 
priation for  another  assistant. 

'05- — R.  L.  Adams  was  present  at  the  spraying 
exhibition,  May  17. 

'05. — E.  T.  Laddon  May  17,  made  an  important 
business  trip  to  Springfield. 


The  basketball  team  of  one  of  the  leading  colleges 
recently  had  fifty  fouls  called  on  It  in  two  contests. 
The  cry  has  long  been,  both  in  football  and  basket- 
ball, to  change  or  increase  the  code  of  rules.  It  is 
not  so  much  this  that  is  needed,  as  a  more  gentleman- 
ly spirit  in  the  players  and  the  desire  to  see  the  most 
skillful  playing  win,  coupled  with  a  decent  respect  for 
an  opponent. 


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167 


IrYttrcolltgife-te. 

An  Esperanto  circle  has  been  organized  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania. 

A  $1 ,000,000  fund  has  been  secured  to  endow  the 
preceptorial  system  at  Princeton. — Ex. 

Bowdoln  college  has  been  given  $50,000  to  endow 
a  chair  of  mathematics.  The  donor  is  an  alumnus, 
Colonel  J.  H.  Wing  of  Batfield,  Wis. 

A  new  course  in  mineralogy  has  been  established 
at  Swarthmore,  together  with  the  donation  of  a  col- 
lection of  minerals  estimated  to  be  worth  about  $3,000. 

President  Roosevelt  was  a  member  of  the  com- 
mittee to  select  the  college  athletes  who  represented 
the  United  States  at  the  Olympic  games  in  Athens 
from  April  22  to  May  2.— Ex. 

Out  of  eighteen  games  played,  the  Williams  basket- 
ball team  caged  fourteen  victories  and  one  tie.  Of 
the  three  defeats,  two  were  received  from  Dartmouth 
to  whom  first  place  is  readily  conceded. 

One-fifth  of  all  the  boys  who  are  examined  for 
entrance  to  the  Naval  Academy  at  Annapolis  are 
rejected  because  of  heart  disease.  This,  the  examin- 
ing physicians  say,  is  due  to  smoking  cigarettes. 

The  University  of  Minnesota  has  received  a  dona- 
tion of  $200,000  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  stu- 
dents' hospital.  All  sick  students  will  be  cared  for 
here,  and  it  will  be  used  as  well  for  a  training  ground 
for  the  medical  students. 

Work  has  begun  on  Berkshire  Hall,  Williams'  new 
$60,000  dormitory.  The  material  Is  nearly  all  on  the 
ground  and  it  is  expected  that  the  building  will  be 
finished  some  time  in  August.  The  room-rent  will 
range  from  $35  to  $90  per  year. 

The  Harvard  athletic  committee  voted  to  concur 
with  Yale  and  Princeton  in  an  agreement  to  exclude 
first  year  men  and  graduate  students  of  all  depart- 
ments from  university  athletics.  The  agreement  is 
to  go  Into  effect  September  1 ,  1906. — Ex. 

The  board  of  trustees  of  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania has  ratified  the  action  of  the  faculty  of  the  law 
school  in  adopting  stricter  requirements  for  entrance. 
It  is  proposed  to  reject  students  who  have  not  received 
a  bachelor's  degree, or  who  are  under  20  years  of  age. 


HOTEL  HAMILTON, 

HOLYOKE,  MASS. 

Famous  for  its  popular  priced  Sunday  dinners  with 

music. 

FINK   CAFE    OPKN    UNTIL   MIDNIGHT. 

A  Specialty  made  of  Banquets 
and  Class  Dinners. 

GEO.  H.  BOWKER  &  CO. 

AMHERST  HOUSE 

Everything  New  and  Up- to- Date. 


Special  Attention  given  to  Athletic  Teams,  Frater- 
nity and  Alumni  Banquets. 

BEST  8ERVICE8  AT  REASONABLE  PRICES. 

D.    H.    KENDRIGK,  Proprietor. 


DON'T  WALK  ON  YOUR  HEELS 


To  save  your  sole. 
Come  to  me  for  your 


Custom-made  Boots  and  Shoes, 

Repairing  a  specialty. 

CHARLES    DORAY, 

Opposite  Town  Hall. 


Seniors  going  into  Business 
or  Technical  Work  ,\ 

Should  write  us  to  day  for  full  information  concerning  desir- 
able positions  in  all  parts  of  the  country.  We  already  have 
1231  definite  places  for  College,  University  and  Technical 
School  graduates  to  begin  work  In  July  or  September  and  the 
list  is  growing  dally.  A  choice  of  the  best  opportunities  Is 
yours  if  you  write  us  at  onee.  stating  age,  course  taken,  prac- 
tical experience  if  any,  and  line  of  work  preferred. 

HAPQOODS, 

The  National  Organization  or  Brain  Brokkrs, 

3*9  Broadway,  New  Tork  City. 

Offices  In  other  cities. 


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The  University  of  Michigan  will  have  a  new  school 
of  architecture.  Emil  Lorch,  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
has  been  called  to  the  chair. 

A  university  "hall  of  fame"  has  been  started  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania.  Three  tablets  have 
been  already  placed  in  honor  of  famous 
Pennsylvanians. 

The  report  of  the  royal  commission  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Toronto  has  recommended  that  $275,000  be 
given  each  year  and  that  an  endowment  of  $  1 ,000,000 
be  given  to  the  institution. 

Andrew  Carnegie  has  offered  to  give  the  College  of 
William  and  Mary  at  Williamsburg,  Va.,  $20,000 
for  a  fireproof  structure  to  hold  the  ancient  and  val- 
uable records  of  that  institution. 

The  students  fees  at  the  University  of  Michigan 
during  1904-5  were  $221,285.97.  This  amounted 
to  barely  one- third  of  the  annual  expenses,  the  bal- 
ance being  supplied  by  the  state. 

A  new  psychopathic  ward  for  the  study  of  insanity 
and  mental  diseases  has  recently  been  opened  at  the 
University  of  Michigan  hospital.  It  is  arranged  to 
accommodate  twenty  persons  of  each  sex. 

Several  students  of  geology  from  Harvard  are  tak- 
ing a  trip  to  Virginia  under  the  direction  of  Prof.  J. 
B.  Woodworth.  The  object  is  to  study  the  Rich- 
mond coal  basin  and  the  formations  in  the  Great 
Dismal  Swamp. 

In  the  future  candidates  for  admission  to  Harvard 
will  be  permitted  to  take  their  examinations  when  they 
please  and  will  receive  credit  for  as  many  as  they 
pass.  When  the  required  number  of  points  are  cred- 
ited to  him,  the  candidates  may  enter. 

The  trustees  of  Johns  Hopkins  university  are  plan- 
ning to  borrow  $1,000,000  to  build  such  buildings  as 
are  absolutely  necessary  to  begin  the  removal  of  the 
institution  to  its  new  location  at  Homewood  in  Balti- 
more. The  old  buildings  will  then  be  sold  to  pay  the 
debt. 

The  benefits  of  the  pensioning  of  superanuated  col- 
lege professors  have  been  extended  to  their  widows. 
The  requirements  are  that  the  widow  shall  receive 
not  more  than  half  what  a  professor  gets  and  she 
must  have  been  his  wife  during  ten  years  of  active 
service.  Said  pension  is  to  cease  on  her  remar- 
riage. None  whatever  will  be  given  to  those  who 
may  have  retired  before  April  16,  1905. 


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Terms),  $l.OO  per  goer  la  idcance.    Single  Cool— ,  lOc.      Pof  ge  o«f  Ide  »«  United  States)  end  Ceneda,  sac.  extra. 


Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Foot-Ball  Association. 

College  Senate. 

Reading- Room  Association, 


SIGNAL'S  DIRECTORY. 


C.  H.  White.  Pres. 
M.  H.  Clark,  Jr.,  Manager. 
R.  W.  Peakes.  Pre*. 
J.  N.  Summers,  Sec. 

Basket-ball  Association.  H. 


Athletic  Association. 
Base- Ball  Association, 
Nineteen  Hundred  and  Eight  Index. 
Fraternity  Conference. 
T.  Pierce.  Manager. 


Prof.  S.  F.  Howard.  Sec. 
F.  A.  Cutter.  Managei. 
K.  E.  Glllett,  Manager. 
A.  T.  Hastings,  Pres. 


Entered  as  second-class  matter,  Peet  Office  at  Amherst. 


Edi-tori&ls. 


The  baseball  season  is  again  nearlng  its  close  with 
only  two  more  games  scheduled.  While  the  season 
has  not  attracted  especial  attention  by  its  victories, 
the  team  has  played  good  ball  and,  when  it  has  had  a 
fair  chance,  has  given  a  good  account  of  itself.  The 
dissatisfaction  which  was  expressed  last  year  over  the 
management  of  the  team  has  not  been  heard  this 
spring.  Captain  Kennedy  has  indicated  his  manifest 
ability  In  the  discharge  of  his  duties  and  Mr.  Cutter 
has  carried  on  his  work  as  manager  with  a  buiness- 
Uke  attention  to  detail  which  Is  highly  commendable. 
As  a  result  of  the  passing  baseball  season  we  are  able 
to  state  that  another  critical  time  In  the  history  of  the 
athletic  association  has  passed  and  that  athletics  are 
once  more  on  a  firm  basis  at  Mass'chusetts.  But  it 
is  only  by  eternal  vigilance  and  ceaseless  co-operation 
that  we  can  hope  to  hold  the  rival  interests  here 
together  until  we  have  an  athletic  field.  When  that 
day  arrives  we  feel  sure  that  this   branch  of  student 


activity  will  assume  a  new   lease  of   life  which   under 
existing  conditions  is  impossible. 


During  the  past  few  months  the  college   pond  has 
continually  given  offense  to  those  who  are  obliged  to 
pass  by  it.     The  waters   have   assumed   their   usual 
spring  coffee -colored   appearance  and   a  nauseating 
and  disgusting  odor  of  decaying   organic  matter  con- 
stantly hovers  about  it.     We  think  that  some  change 
should  be  made  during  the  coming  summer  and  that 
the    pond    should   be   cleaned   out   or    some    other 
measures   taken  to  obviate  the   present   disagreeable 
features.      In   plain  words  the   pond   Is   undoubtedly 
filling  up  with   the  sewage  of   that  part  of  the  town 
located  in  the   watershed  of  the  brook   which  fills  this 
reservoir.     Under   these   conditions  it  hardly   seems 
possible   that  the  presence  of  this  body  of  water  In 
close  proximity  to  the  college  dormitories  can  be  very 
healthful.     Certainly  from  an  aesthetic  standpoint  the 
present  "lake"  Is   In   great   danger  of   degenerating 
into  a  common   "mud-hole."     The   problem   as   to 
how  the   existing  conditions   may  be  improved  is  an 


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excellent     opportunity   for   some   of    our   embryonic 
engineers  to  distinguish  themselves. 


The   Signal   notes   with   disappointment  the  rela- 
tively small  attendance  of   the  students  at  the   recent 
concert  of  the  musical   association.     Such  organiza- 
tions require  the  same  support  as  the  athletic   teams 
and  will    languish   unless   they  do   receive  a  certain 
amount   of   attention.      If   we   hope   ever   to   attain 
renown  for  our  musical   clubs,  we  must  be  content  to 
allow  a  gradual  development.     Certainly  the  second 
concert  of  the  associated  clubs  was  a  vast   improve- 
ment over  the  first  one  and  it  seems   indeed  possible 
that  we  are  to  have  a  revival  of   the  Interest  In  musi- 
cal affairs  which  characterized  the  college  In  the  late 
nineties.     We   note   one   unfortunate   feature  in  the 
recent   concert.     That   was  the  conduct  of  the  glee 
club.     The  alleged   excuse  that   some  of  the  mem- 
bers were  out  of  town  sounds  "fishy"  and  rumor  says 
that  a  radical  difference  of  opinion  In  certain  quarters 
was  the   cause  of   the   non-appearance  of   the   club. 
Such  trivial   incidents   are   childish   and   cannot  but 
reflect  unfavorably  upon  those  involved. 


It  is  now  but  a  few  days  before  the  final  examina- 
tions will  claim  the  attention  of  the  students.  Then 
there  will  be  anxious  faces  In  our  midst  and  the  uni- 
versal query  will  be,  "Did  you  get  through?  "  It  is 
a  time  of  vexation  and  trial.  The  faithful  student, 
who  has  studied  long  and  industriously,  then  expects 
to  earn  his  just  reward  but  in  the  excitement  and 
nervousness  of  the  moment  he  may  flunk  the  final 
and  therefore  be  conditioned  in  the  subject,  while  his 
less  scrupulous  neighbor,  by  bold-faced  cribbing,  sus- 
tains the  bluff  which  he  has  been  throwing  the  past 
semester  and  rides  home  to  glory  and  honor.  We  all 
know  that  this  is  a  real  condition  and  all  of  us  can 
recall  examples  of  both  types  of  men.  Until,  how- 
ever, the  mlllenlum  dawns  we  must  rest  content  with 
the  present  -taking  system  as  a  necessary  spur  to 
the  ambition  of  the  ordinary  student.  Unjust  as  the 
system  often  is  it  Is  no  less  discriminating  than  are 
those  rather  indefinite  "fates"  which  determine 
whether  or  not  one  shall  achieve  success  In  this 
world.  College  life  is  but  a  reflection  of  real  life  and 
we  must  prepare  now  for  what  is  later  to  be  forced 
even  more  strongly   upon  us,   leaving  the  real  merits 


to  be  settled  In  another  sphere.  This  is,  however, 
a  digression.  When  the  finals  are  over,  we  shall 
learn  that  some  have  fallen  by  the  wayside.  For 
them  the  bell  will  no  longer  be  daily  rung  as  a  sum- 
mons to  chapel  and  dear  old  Mass'chusetts,  with  Its 
stately  elms  and  familiar  buildings,  Its  green  campus 
and  the  distant  hills  beyond,  will  only  remain  to  them 
as  a  pleasant  memory  of  things  "that  might  have 
been."  But  this  is  an  entirely  too  pessimistic  view 
of  the  situation.  Those  who  are  obliged  to  leave  col- 
lege without  graduating  are  only  turned  aside  to  new 
lines  of  activity  and  to,  possibly,  lives  of  greater  use- 
fulness in  other  fields.  The  untimely  end  of  their 
college  career  Is  but  further  evidence  of  that  Inexor- 
able law  first  expounded  by  the  Saviour,  nearly  twenty 
centuries  ago:  "The  last  shall  be  first  and  the  first 
last :  for  many  are  called  but  few  chosen." 


If  the  farmers  of  this  portion  of  the   Connecticut 
Valley   possess   the   foresight   with   which  we  credit 
them,  they  have  already  noted  the  coming  of  a  new 
competitor  In  the  local  markets.     The  Smith  agricul- 
tural  school  at  Northampton  Is  now  an  assured   fact 
and  the  trustees   announce   that,  as  their  endowment 
funds  must  be   used  economically,   they  Intend  to 
raise  and   sell   crops   upon  a  strictly  business  basis. 
The  work  will  be  done  by  the  students  who  are  to  be 
largely  poor  boys  in  accordance  with  the  special  wish 
of  the  founder,  Oliver  Smith.     This  leads  the  editor 
of  the  Amherst  Record,  a  staunch   friend  of  our  col  - 
lege,  to  question   whether  or  not  this  new  source  of 
production  will  Injure  the  farmers  and  horticulturists 
In  this  vicinity  more  than  the  competition  from  M.  A. 
C.     As  the  Smith  school  is  a  private  Institution,  our 
friends,    "the     embattled    farmers,"    cannot    troop 
before  a  legislative   committee  In  search   of   redress. 
Instead  they  must   stand   their   ground   and  fight  the 
question  out  by  "the  survival  of  the  fittest"  method. 
In  connection  with  the  founding  of  the  new  school  we 
observe   that   the   authorities   are  still   somewhat  in 
doubt  as  to  the  line  of  work  which  should  be  taken  up. 
Some  have  suggested  that,  since  the  agricultural  col- 
lege is  so  near,  It  would  be  better  to  devote  the  most 
attention  to  the  mechanic  arts.     We  believe  that  the 
superintendent   has   taken  the  wiser   course  In  begin- 
ning the  development  of  a  farm   from  which  an  agri- 
cultural school  may  grow.     The  field  of  mechanics  Is 


THE   COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


17. 


so  broad  and  so  specialized  that  a  practical  course  to 
adequately  cover  even  a  small  part  of  the  ground  can 
not  be  outlined  in  one,  or  yet,  two  years.  It  is  much 
better  t>  adapt  this  work  to  the  conditions  as  they 
appear  in  the  evolution  of  the  school.  As  far  as  the 
course  in  agriculture  at  M.  A.  C.  Is  concerned  it 
cannot  be  considered  of  much  benefit  to  that  class  of 
students  for  whom  the  philanthropic  Oliver  Smith 
endowed  this  school.  While  the  expenses  here  are 
relatively  small  compared  with  other  colleges  they  are 
large  enough  to  prevent  a  really  "poor"  person  from 
taking  a  practical  course  In  agriculture,  and  for  these 
persons  the  Smith  school  can  offer  a  grand 
opportunity. 

/Uhletic   No-ttS- 

M.  A.  C,  19  ;  Boston  College,  4. 

Boston  college  was  overwhelmingly  defeated  by 
the  college  nine  on  May  22  at  Boston,  the  score 
being  19  to  4.  Only  six  innings  were  played  but 
that  was  enough  to  satisfy  the  Bostonians.  Cobb 
had  excellent  control,  holding  his  opponents  down  to 
seven  hits,  striking  out  seven  and  not  issiung  a  pass. 
Finn  was  hit  hard  and  retired  in  the  favor  of  Supple 
who  fared  no  better.  Boston  college  played  a 
ragged  game  In  the  field  with  eleven  errors  charged 
against  them. 

The  score  \ — 


Grady,  1., 
Hubbard.  I., 
Kennedy,  3, 
Clark,  m.. 
Cobb,  p., 
Tlrrell,  1, 
French,  c, 
Shattuck,  2, 
Wamer.  r., 
O'Donnell,  s.. 


A.I. 
4 
I 
5 
S 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 


a. 

I 
I 

2 
I 
1 
2 
2 
I 
1 
2 


P.O. 

0 
0 

0 

I 

9 
4 
I 
I 
2 


A. 
0 

0 
1 
0 
3 
1 
2 
1 

0 
4 


Total. 

45 

BOSTON  COLLBOB. 

14 

18 

12 

3 

A. a. 

a. 

P.O. 

A. 

E. 

McCarthy,  r., 

4 

2 

0 

0 

0 

Cox.  s.. 

4 

0 

2 

0 

4 

Driscoll,  2, 

3 

0 

0 

1 

1 

Orchard,  3, 

3 

2 

2 

4 

2 

O'Kane,  l„ 

3 

0 

3 

0 

1 

Sullivan,  c, 

3 

1 

1 

2 

2 

Hogan.  1. 

3 

1 

7 

0 

0 

Finn,  p.. 

2 

0 

0 

2 

1 

Flatley,  m.. 

3 

1 

2 

0 

0 

Supple,  p.. 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Total. 

Innings, 

M.A.C., 
Boston  College, 


29  7  18  9  11 

12    3    4  5  6 

4     2     14  6  2—19 

0     10     2  0  1—4 


Runs— Grady,  Hubbard.   Kennedy  3.  Clark,  Cobb,  Tlrrell  2,  French  2. 
Warner,  O.Donne II    3.  McCarthy,  Sullivan,  Hoga 

Home  runs — Tlrrell,   French.    Stolen   bases— 


Shattuck  2.  Warner,  O.Donnell  3.  McCarthy,  Sullivan,  Hogan,  Flatley 
Two-base  hit— McCarthy 
M.  A.  C  5,  Boston  college  2.  First  base  on  balls— by  Cobb  1 .  by  Supple 
2,  by  Finn  4.  Struck  out— by  Cobb  7,  by  Supple  I.  Wild  pitches— Finn 
2.    Time — 2h.    Umpire — Anern. 


M.  A.  C,  2;  Colby,  5. 

May  23,  the  team  was  defeated  by  Colby  at 
Watervllle,  5  to  2.  A  home  run  by  Willey  with  two 
men  on  bases  in  the  first  Inning  gave  Colby  the  three 
runs  which  defeated  the  M.  A.  C.  team.  Willey 
was  extremely  lucky  to  connect  with  the  ball 
as  Hubbard  had  him  pushed  hard,  and  served 
what  looked  like  a  ball  but  Willey  met  It  squarely 
and  circuited  the  bases  with  ease.  After  this  inning 
Hubbard  kept  the  Colby  boys  guessing  and  allowed 
only  three  scattered  hits.  M.  A.  C.  outbatted  their 
opponents  but  were  unable  to  connect  when  there 
were  men  on  bases.  Cobb's  playing  was  a  feature 
as  he  accepted  seven  chances  without  a  misplay  and 
also  made  two  hits  one  of  which  scored  Grady  after 
the  latter  had  doubled. 

The  score  ; — 


A 


Grady,  I., 
Kennedy,  r., 
Clark,  m  , 
Cobb.  3. 
Tlrrell.  I. 
French,  c. 
Shattuck,  2, 
O'Donnell,  >., 
Hubbard,  p., 

Total, 


Trlbou,  I.. 
Dwyer,  c, 
Craig,  3, 
Coombs,  m., 
Willey,  I. 
Tilton,  2. 
Shaw,  p.. 
Reynold,  s.. 
Palmer,  r., 


I 

0 

1 

2 
1 

0 
2 
0 
0 


P.O. 

2 
0 
2 
3 
6 
6 
4 
0 
I 


A. 

0 
0 
0 

4 
2 
0 
1 
I 
I 


o 
0 

i 

o 
u 
0 

I 
I 

0 


COLBY. 


35 

8 

24 

9 

3 

l.a. 

a. 

P.O. 

A. 

a. 

4 

0 

1 

0 

1 

3 

1 

12 

1 

0 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0 

4 

1 

4 

1 

0 

4 

1 

8 

1 

0 

4 

0 

0 

1 

0 

3 

1 

0 

0 

0 

3 

1 

0 

0 

1 

3 

0 

2 

1 

0 

Total,  29  6  27         5  2 

Innings  123456789 

M.  A.  C,  0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0     1—2 

Colby,  3    10    0    0    0    0    1     1—5 

Runs— Dwyer,  Craig  2,  Willey.  Reynolds.  Grady.  Two-base  hit— 
Grady.  Three-base  hits— Clark.  Shattuck.  Home  run— Willey.  Sacri- 
fice hits— Craig.  Kennedy.  Stolen  bases— Grady.  Shattuck.  First  base 
on  bails  -&«'•'  Hubbard  3.  First  base  on  errors— Colby  I,  M.  A  C,  I. 
Struck  out— by  Shaw  9,  by  Hubbard  5,  Hit  by  pitched  ball— Grady. 
Time— lh,  30m.    Umpire— Clark.    Attendance— 500. 

U.  of  M.,  3;  M.  A.  C,  I. 
Bad  errors  in  the  sixth  inning  caused  the  team's 
defeat  at  Orono  at  the  hands  of  the  University  of 
Maine,  May  24  with  a  score  of  3  to  1.  Kennedy 
pitched  excellent  ball  but  In  the  sixth  two  singles  by 
Maine  put  a  man  on  first  and  third  and  in  the   errors 


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THE  COLLEGE  SIGNAL 


which  followed  three  runs  were  scored.  In  the 
fourth  a  wild  throw  and  passed  ball  allowed  our  team 
to  score.  Hall  struck  out  eleven  men  and  only 
allowed  two  hits.  The  game  was  played  amid  fre- 
quent showers  which  did  not  interfere  with  It. 
The  score  : — 


M.  A.  C. 


Grady,  I., 
Kennedy,  p., 
Clark,  m.. 
Cobb.  3, 
Tirre'l,  I , 
French,  c, 
Shattuck.  2. 
Warner,  r., 
O'Donnell.  s. 

Total 


McDonald,  r.. 
Scales,  »., 
Burns,  2, 

8ulnt,  I., 
hase,  m., 
Higgins,  3, 
Mayo,  I, 
Blosssom,  c.i 
Hall,  p., 

ToUI. 
Innings, 
M.  A,  C, 
Maine. 


u. 

0 

0 
0 

1 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 


B. 

0 
0 

I 

0 
0 
0 
0 

1 

0 


P.O. 

I 

0 
2 
3 
7 

4 
5 
0 
2 


A.  a. 

0  0 

3  0 

0  2 

3  0 

0  0 

5  0 

3  I 

0  0 

1  1 


Collet  Notts- 


MAINE. 


1 

2 

24 

IS 

4 

ft. 

ft, 

P.O. 

A. 

ft. 

0 

2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

n 

1 

2 

3 

0 

n 

0 

0 

3 

1 

i 

1 

1 

8 

0 

0 

1 

1 

11 

2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4 

0 

3  8  27         9  2 

123456789 
0  0  0  0  10  0  0  0—1 
00000300  0—3 
Kelnj3HyvP,Hi^,^;l"^Burn^Hi§:Bins•  McDon*l<l-  Tlrrell.  Sacrifice  hlts- 
Fi™t^«„n^ns,uMty<i12-.St0'en  bases- McDonald.  Scales,  Clark 
k2£X?  on.Klls-by  Hill  I  by  Kennedy  2.  Struck  out-by  Ha  I  I II?  by 
Newenham.  **     bal|-Blossom-    Tlme-lh,     45my     Umpire - 

The  boys  on  their  return  from  Maine  told  many 
tales  of  woe  concerning  the  treatment  which  they 
received  in  the  game  at  Orono.  The  trouble  seems  to 
have  been  due  entirely  to  the  unsportmanslike 
behavior  of  the  Maine  coach  who  made  himself 
obnoxious  by  his  remarks  on  the  campus  here  when 
the  two  teams  played  before.  None  of  the  players 
have  any  fault  to  find  with  the  treatment  which 
they  received  at  the  hands  of  the  student  body  of  the 
Maine  college.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  conduct 
of  one  who  was  virtually  an  out-sider  should  thus  tend 
to  strain  the  athletic  relations  which  have  just  been 
established  between  the  two  colleges. 

Owing  to  a  typographical  mistake  in  the  last  issue 
of  the  Signa  an  error  in  the  Trinity  game  which 
should  have  „een  credited  to  French  was  given  to 
Shattuck. 

The  college  nine  was  defeated  on  Saturday,  June 
2,  by  Cushing  academy  at  Ashburnham  with  a  score 
of  9  to  8.  Errors  at  critical  moments  lost  the  game 
for  our  team.  The  score  is  not  available  as  the 
Signal  goes  to  the  press. 


ATTENTION  I 
The  preliminary  programs  for  the  Senior  Prom 
will   be  made  out  on  Monday,   June  11,1906. 
Those  wishing  Prelims  will  please  see  W.  0.  Taft, 
12  South  College. 

— G.  W.  Searle,  ex- '07,  spent  Memorial  Day  with 
old  friends  here. 

— W.  F.  Chace,   '07,  spent    Memorial  Day  at  his 
home  in  Middleboro. 

— F.  C.  Peters,  '07,  went  home  on  a  short   vaca- 
tion including  Memorial  Day. 

—Prof.  P.  B.  Hasbrouck  spent  the  holiday  at  his 
former  home  In  New  York  state. 

—A.  H.  M.  Wood,  '06,  was  obliged  to  go  home 
the  first  of  last  week  on  account  of  business. 

— A.  F.  Hamburger,  ex- '08,  who  is  at  present  base- 
ball coach  of  the  Stone  school  nine  spent  a  day  here 
last  week. 

—Advertisements  have  appeared  in  the  papers  ask- 
ing for  contractors'  bids  on  the  new  botanical  labora- 
tory and  barn. 

— Prof.  F.  A.  Waugh  spoke  Sunday  evening,  May 
27,  at  the  Congregational  church,  on  the  subject 
"Fruits  and  Roots." 

—Prof.  S.  F.  Howard  has  been  entertaining  his 
father,  the  venerable  Congregational  minister  of  the 
First  church  in  Wilbraham. 

—  H.N.  Tucker,  '08,  who  has  been  absent  from 
college  several  weeks  on  account  of  ill  health,  has 
returned  for  the  rest  of  the  semester. 

—The  Young  Men's  Christian  association  now 
numbers  over  100  members.  The  college  should  be 
well  represented  at  Northfield  this  year. 

—At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Signal  Board, 
Herbert  L.  White,  '08,  was  elected  assistant  busi-' 
ness  manager  in  place  of  M.  M.  Browne,  resigned. 

—The  1906  class-bed  in  front  of  South  college  has 
been  planted.  It  is  in  the  shape  of  a  shield  with  the 
class  numerals  running  diagonally  across  it.  In 
design  it  Is  quite  unique  and  will  attract  much  atten- 
tion, doubtless,  from  the  commencement  guests. 


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—  A  large  number  of  the  students  attended  the 
Amherst-Dartmouth  baseball  game  on  last  Thursday 
and  thereby  swelled  the  demerit  list  for  the  following 
Saturday. 

— R.  Wellington,  '06,  who  has  been  taking  the 
short  bee  course  was  stung  quite  severely  and  after 
the  serious  effects  were  gone,  his  appearance  still 
caused  considerable  amusement. 

— Memorial  Day  passed  very  quietly  at  college. 
The  deserted  campus  had  the  appearance  of  Sunday 
and  those  who  sought  amusement  had  to  get  outside 
of  Amherst  for  the  town  itself  was  very  dead. 

— D.  P.  Miller,  '08,  and  O.  L.  Clark,  '08,  have  a 
contract  to  supply  Professor  Goodale  of  Harvard  uni- 
versity with  botanical  specimens.  They  send  to 
Cambridge  every  week  200  specimens  each  of  8 
different  species. 

— Last  week  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  was  addressed  by 
Professor  Brooks.  His  subject  which  he  made  very 
interesting  was  "  Christianity  in  Japan."  The  pro- 
fessor is  especially  well  qualified  to  speak  on  that  sub- 
ject as  he  has  spent  several  years  in  the  East. 

— The  slating  of  the  drill  hall  has  proceeded  rapidly 
and  will  be  entirely  finished  by  commencement.  The 
new  roof  improves  the  appearance  of  the  building  and 
the  now  unused  chimneys  have  been  removed.  This 
changes  the  architectural  effect  quite  markedly. 

— The    improved   appearance   is    very    noticeable 
when   the   water  Is  allowed  to  play  from  the  fountain 
on  thfl^campus.     It  seems  as  if  it  should  be  kept  run 
ning   until  college  closes  even  though  the  water  com- 
pany reaps  a  harvest  of  shekels  in  the  meantime. 

— The  freshman  ball  team  played  the  Holyoke  high 
team  on  the  campus  and  were  beaten  by  the  score  of 
10- 1 .  The  game  was  loosely  played  but  as  the  fresh- 
man battery  was  on  the  'varsity  trip  and  several  other 
'varsity   men   were  absent  the  showing  was  very  fair. 

— The  exciting  baseball  games  of  last  spring 
between  different  teams  in  college  have  not  material- 
ized this  year.  Especially  do  we  recall  the  game 
played  on  the  day  of  the  visit  of  the  legislature. 
Then  there  were  other  contests  on  the  diamond 
between  students  from  the  different  dormitories  and 
great  Interest  was  created  not  from  the  scientific  ball 
playing  but  rather  from  Its  eccentric  character.  Shall 
we  see  it  no  more? 


— The  seniors  presented  their  minstrel  show  In  Red 
Men's  hall  last  week  before  an  appreciative  audience. 
This  was  their  first  appearance  outside  of  the  college 
and  was  quite  creditable.  The  plan  of  giving  the  show 
again  in  the  drill  hall  at  commencement  was  given 
up  as  the  entire  time  is  already  filled. 

— The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  desires  that  those  having 
rooms  to  rent  for  next  year  in  the  immediate  vicinity 
of  the  college  notify  the  committee  on  rooms,  J.  O. 
Chapman,  '07,  chairman.  The  committee  wish  to 
know  location  of  rooms,  accommodations  and  prices 
per  month  in  order  that  they  may  aid  entering  fresh- 
man in  the  fall. 

— Mr.  Julius  Warren,  superintendant  of  schools  of 
Barre  and  Petersham  was  in  town  recently  consider- 
ing the  establishment  of  agricultural  education  in  his 
district.  He  had  interviews  with  several  members  of 
the  college  faculty  and  a  member  ot  the  senior  class 
will  probably  receive  the  appointment  but  the  deal  has 
not  yet  been  closed. 

— The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  service  on  the  24th  was  another 
especially  good  meeting.  In  spite  of  the  rain  Mr. 
Gray  came  down  and  gave  a  fine  talk  and  Mr.  Fisher 
sang  two  solos  which  were  much  appreciated.  The 
attendance  at  these  meetings  has  increased  very 
greatly.  At  this  meeting  in  spite  of  the  weather  about 
100  persons  were  present. 

— The  first  band  concert  of  the  season  was  held 
week  before  last  on  the  balcony  of  Draper  hall.  On 
account  of  the  threatening  weather  there  was  not  a 
very  big  audience  of  the  fellows  at  the  hall  but  the 
music  was  enjoyed  all  over  college.  After  the  close 
of  the  program  at  about  10-30  o'clock  the  band  was 
served  refreshments  by  Mr.  Rowe. 

— The  greater  part  of  the  grading  about  Wilder 
hall  has  been  completed.  There  is  an  unsightly  line 
of  electric  light  poles  which  passes  along  in  front  of 
the  new  building  near  the  county  road.  These  were 
so  placed  that  the  electric  current  would  not  Injure 
the  shade  trees  along  the  road  but  their  presence  is 
now  detrimental  to  the  view  from  Wilder  hall. 

— A.  Vincent  Osman,  Instructor  in  botany,  con- 
ducted an  excursion  to  Mt.  Toby,  May  26.  The 
party,  which  was  composed  of  freshmen  In  search  of 
botanical  specimens,  took  the  morning  train  to 
Leverett  on  the  Central  Vermont   road   and   crossed 


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over  the  mountain  to  Sunderland.  Here  they  took 
the  trolly  and  returned  to  Amherst  In  time  for  supper. 
A  large  number  of  specimens  and  a  general  good  time 
was  reported. 

— The  freshman  class  picture  was  successfully 
taken  on  the  west  steps  of  the  chapel  Friday,  May  25. 
The  whole  affair  lasted  only  four  minutes  and  the 
sophomores  were  entirely  unaware  of  the  proceeding 
until  it  was  over.  A  division  of  the  juniors  engaged 
in  engineering  work  gave  a  class  cheer  for  their 
protegees,  the  class  of  1908,  when  the  photograph 
had  been  taken.  But  much  of  the  glory  of  the  event 
is  lacking  not  only  on  account  of  the  lateness  of  the 
season  but  because  of  the  amusing  episode  connected 
with  the  former  attempt  of  the  class  to  be  photographed. 

— At  the  preliminary  speaking  for  the  freshman 
Burnham  prize  the  following  were  selected  to  speak 
on  Monday  of  Commencement  week  in  the  final  com- 
petition :  Paul  E.  Alger  of  Somerville,  Oscar  C. 
Bartlett  of  Westhampton,  Harold  P.  Crosby  of  Lenox, 
Harold  J.  Neale  of  Worcester,  Richard  Potter  of 
Concord,  Owen  F.  Tralnor  of  Worcester,  Henry  W. 
Turner  of  Trinidad,  Cuba,  Charles  H.  White  of 
Providence,  R.  I. ;  substitutes,  Walter  J.  Kenney  of 
Lowell,  John  F.  O'Donnell  of  Worcester.  The 
judges  were  Prof.  George  F.  Mills,  George  N. 
Holcomb  and  A.  Vincent  Osmun. 

— On  Saturday,  June  2.  the  following  sophomores 
competed  for  the  Burnham  prize  for  essay  writing  : 
J.  A.  Anderson,  K.  F.  Anderson,  Clark,  Cobb, 
Daniel,  Davenport,  A.  D.  Farrar,  C.  S.  Gillett, 
Miller,  Shattuck,  Verbeck,  Warner,  Wellington, 
Wheeler,  White,  Wright  and  Miss  Turner.  Two 
subjects  are  assigned  for  this  work  and  in  the  com- 
petition one  is  selected  by  Professor  Babson  and  the 
contestants  write  on  this  without  reference  to  notes  or 
other  helps.  The  two  subjscts  for  this  year  were 
"  Cotton  Mather,  a  prodigy  of  learning,"  and 
"Benjaml  Franklin,  a  representative  of  American 
practical  energy." 


The  trustees  of  the  University  of  Iowa  have  decided 
to  expend  $24,000  for  land,  and  to  erect  a  new  law 
building,  new  hospital  wings,  a  woman's  dormitory,  a 
physics  hall,  an  addition  to  the  engineering  building, 
and  an  hydraulic  power  plant. 


THE  COMMENCEMENT  PROGRAM. 

The   following  program   Is  announced  for  the  com- 
ing commencement  : 

Sunday,  June  17,  10-45  a.  m.,  baccalaureate  ser- 
mon at  the  college  chapel  by  Rev.  Herbert  F.  John- 
son of  Boston.  Monday,  2  p.  m.,  annual  meeting  of 
Phi  Kappa  Phi ;  3-30,  Flint  prize  contest  in  oratory 
by  junior  class ;  7,  concert  by  cadet  band ;  8,  Burn- 
ham prize  speaking.  Tuesday,  9-30  a.  m.,  annual 
meeting  of  the  trustees;  10-30,  annual  meeting  of 
the  alumni  In  mathematical  room;  11-30,  meeting 
of  the  committee  on  experiment  department  at  the 
office  of  the  Hatch  experiment  station  ;  1-30  p.  m., 
class-day  exercises;  4,  bat  tali  ion  drill ;  6,  suppers  of 
the  various  classes;  8  to  10,  reception  by  president 
and  trustees;  10,  senior  promenade  in  drill  hall. 
Wednesday,  10  a.  m.,  graduation  exercises, 
announcement  of  prizes  and  conferring  of  degrees, 
commencement  address  by  Prof.  L.  H.  Bailey  of 
Cornell  university;   12-30  p.  m.,  alumni  banquet. 

The  presence  of  two  such  prominent  men  at  com- 
mencement as  the  Rev.  Mr.  Johnson  and  Prof.  L.  H. 
Bailey  is  quite  unique  and  will  give  added  interest  to 
the  exercises  which  promise  to  attract  a  large  number 

of  alumni  and  other  guests  this  year. 

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WESTERN  ALUMNI  REUNION. 

The  Western  Alumni  association  of  M.  A.  C. 
held  a  very  enjoyable  reunion  on  May  12  at  the  Uni- 
versity club,  Chicago,  111. 

Those  present  were  C.  S.  Howe,  '78,  president  of 
the  Case  school  at  Cleveland,  O. ;  L.  W.  Smith,  '93 
and  E.  M.  Wright,  '99,  both  of  Manteno,  III.  ;  J. 
B.  Bartlett,  '97,  connected  with  Wisconsin  univer- 
sity at  Madison,  Wis.;  L.  A.  Nichols  '71,  A.  F. 
Shlverlck  '82,  J.  L.  Field  '92,  A.  B.  Smith  '95, 
H.J.  Armstrong  '97,  P.  C.  Brooks  '01 ,  and  M.  H. 
West  '03,  all  of  Chicago. 

The  following  officers  were  elected  to  serve  during 
the  ensuing  year :  President,  A.  B.  Smith,  '95 ; 
vice-president,  L.  W.  Smith,  '93 ;  secretary  and 
treasurer,  P.  C.  Brooks,  '01  ;  trustees — W.  E. 
Stone  '82,  L.  A.  Nichols  '81,  H.  J.  Armstrong  '97, 
J.  E.  Wilder  '82,  George  M.  Miles  '75. 

A  letter  of  greeting  from  Pres.  William  P.  Brooks 
was  read  and  the  evening  taken  up  in  recalling  the 
days  spent  at  old  M.  A.  C. 


MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION  CONCERT. 

A  concert  was  given  by  the  musical  association  on 
Friday  evening,  June  I .  The  audience  made  up  in 
enthusiasm  and  appreciation  what  it  lacked  In  num- 
bers. The  orchestra  played  in  a  very  creditable  man- 
ner,as  did  the  string  quartet  of  which  Doctor  Stone  is 
the  leader.  The  mandolin  club  called  forth  well-earned 
applause  by  Its  selections.  The  glee  club  was  con- 
spicuous by  its  absence  and  in  Its  place  W.  E. 
Adams  played  a  violin  solo  and  the  M.  A.  C. 
"brass"  quartet  rendered  a  selection.  Mr.  K.  E. 
Glllett's  cornet  solo  was  excellent. 

Great  credit  is  due  to  the  musical  clubs  for  the 
excellent  reputation  which  they  have  established  this 
spring.  As  far  as  the  founding  of  the  organization  is 
concerned,  the  present  M.  A.  C.  musical  association 
is  the  result  of  the  efforts  of  two  members  of  the  sen- 
ior class,  Messrs.  Rogers  and  Tannatt.  Whatever 
success  the  association  has  achieved  In  the  past  or 
will  secure  in  the  future  Is  due  to  the  earnest 
work  of  these  two  men  during  the   past  few   months. 

The  program  of  Friday  evening's  entertainment  was 
as  follows  : — 


Edwards 
Simpson 


PROGRAMME. 

1.  Overture.  "Pink  Hussars," 

Orchestra. 

2.  Schottische,  "Always  Happy," 

Mandolin  Club. 

3.  German  Folk  Song,  Von  Weber  and  Donizetti 

String  Quartet  (Dr.  G.  E.  Stone.  Leader.) 

4.  "I  Would  that  My  Love."  Mendelsshon 

Orchestra. 

5.  Violin  Solo.  W.  E.  Adams 

6.  March,  "Gibson,"  Boehm 

Mandolin  Club. 

7.  Cornet  Solo,  "Melody  in  F."  Rubenstein 

K.  E  Gillett. 

8.  Selection, 

M.  A.  C.  Brass  quartet. 

9.  March,  "Happy  Heinie." 

Orchestra. 


THE  SOPHOMORE  BANQUET. 

For  the  past  few  day  frequent  rumors  of  an  impend- 
ing sophomore  banquet  have  been  current.  The 
juniors  anxious  to  buoy  up  the  spirits  of  '09 
endeavored  to  awaken  vague  quaklngs  among  the  sec- 
ond year  men  by  subtle  hints  as  to  the  vengeance  of 
the  doughty  freshmen.  But  the  class  of  1909 
proved  no  exception  to  their  predecessors  in  the  way 


of  breaking  up  a  sophomore  banquet.  In  other  words 
they  kept  quietly  In  the  background  while  the 
expected  event  transpired. 

Thursday  afternoon,  May  31,  the  sophomores 
straggled  off  with  the  Hotel  Devens  at  Greenfield  as 
their  destination.  Some  went  up  by  trolly  through 
the  good  old  towns  of  Sunderland,  South  Deerfield 
and  Deerfield  arriving  at  about  eight  o'clock.  Not 
a  few  of  the  others  took  the  train  at  'Hamp  and 
made  the  welkin  ring  until  Greenfield  was  reached. 
The  early  part  of  the  evening  was  spent  In  getting 
acquainted  with  Greenfield,  but  the  time  passed  alto- 
gether too  quickly  and  about  nine  the  class  assembled 
In  the  parlor  of  the  hotel.  The  old  adage,  "music 
hath  charms,"  could  be  appreciated  by  the  manner  In 
whlc  hour  college  songs  and  other  familiar  tunes 
were  rendered.  At  nine-thirty  the  class  filed  Into 
the  dining-room  where  Manager  Reed  with  the 
assistance  of  his  chefs  had  provided  a  dainty  and 
tempting  repast.  Before  Indulging  their  hungry 
appetites  a  picture  was  taken.  As  the  operator  of 
the  flash  light  was  unequal  to  the  occasion,  one  of 
the  class  quickly  and  efficiently  dispensed  with  his 
services.  The  number  present  at  the  banquet,  forty- 
three,  is  the  largest  number  ever  recorded  as  attend- 
ing a  similar  affair  in  the  history  of  the  institution. 

After  satisfying  the  inner  man,  the  tables  were 
quickly  cleared  and  President  Warner,  as  toast-mas- 
ter, Introduced  the  speakers  of  the  evening.  Toasts 
were  responded  to  by  J.  R.  Parker,  T.  A.  Barry,  H. 
C.  Chase,  J.  A.  Anderson,  L.  C.  Cox,  R.  H.  Ver- 
beck and  J.  E.  Hyslop.  The  speakers  were  all 
possessed  of  the  enthusiasm  of  the  moment  and  dis- 
played considerable  skill  as  after-dinner  speakers. 
But  all  good  things  must  end  and  the  second 
banquet  of  the  class  of  1908  ended  with  a  singing  of 
"Old  Mass'chusetts. "  The  rest  of  the  night  passed 
quickly  although  probably  none  too  rapidly  for  some 
of  the  residents  of  the  Devens  hotel  and  the  class 
boarded  the  first  morning  train  on  their  return  to 
Amherst,  filled  with  pleasant  visions  of  the  Legislature 
drill  which  was  soon  to  come.  The  sophomore  ban- 
quet of  '08  was  over  but  pleasant  memories  of  It  will 
remain  as  long  as  the  class  shall  endure.  The  ban- 
quet committee  consisted  of  Messrs.  Gillett,  Farley, 
and  Cobb  of  whose  efficient  work  no  comment  Is 
necessary. 


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THE  SOLONS  VISIT  COLLEGE. 

The  committees  of  the  legislature  on  agriculture, 
education  and  military  visited  the  college  on  Friday, 
June  1.  Contrary  to  the  usual  proceedure  they  did 
not  come  direct  to  Amherst  but  spent  Thursday  night 
in  Northampton,  thus  preventing  the  reception  which 
It  had  been  planned  to  give  them  In  the  town  hall. 
Friday  morning  the  legislators  came  over  to  Amherst 
in  a  special  trolly  car  and  arrived  on  the  campus 
about  8.45.  A  salute  of  17  guns  was  fired  by  the 
artillery  squad  in  their  honor  and  then  all  proceeded 
to  the  chapel  where  the  usual  exercises  were  held. 
Acting-president  Brooks  welcomed  the  committee  In 
behalf  of  the  faculty  and  in  a  few  well-chosen  words 
outlined  the  recent  growth  of  the  college  and  its 
needs.  He  then  called  upon  Senator  Hull  of  the 
military  committee  and  upon  Senator  Prouty  of  the 
committee  on  agriculture.  Both  of  these  gentlemen 
spoke  briefly  and  then  the  students  were  dismissed  to 
prepare  for  drill. 

This  consisted  of  battalion  parade  and  review, 
together  with  Butts'  manual  and  a  little  battalion 
drill.  Then  as  the  stay  of  the  visitors  was  limited, 
the  cadets  were  excused  from  further  duties  and 
members  of  the  faculty  with  some  of  the  students 
acted  as  hosts.  After  a  somewhat  superficial  exam- 
ination of  the  buildings  of  the  college  the  visiting 
committees  boarded  another  special  car  and  left  for  a 
visit  to  Mount  Tom  from  whence  they  returned  to 
their  labors  on  Beacon  Hill.  The  entire  ceremony 
went  off  well.  The  town  and  college  looked  its  pret- 
tiest, the  battalion  drilled  excellently  and  the  weather 
while  somewhat  sultry  was  typical  of  the  season. 

A  TRIP  INTO  FRANKLIN  COUNTY. 

On  Wednesday,  May  30,  Prof.  Cooley  conducted 
a  party  of  twenty-two  students  to  Greenfield  where 
they  visited  some  stock  farms  in  that  vicinity.  They 
left  by  a  special  car  to  Sunderland  at  7.25  o'clock, 
arriving  in  '.menfield  at  about  nine ;  there  a 
barge  drawn  by  four  horses  took  them  to  Shelburne 
where  the  Shorthorn  herds  of  Mr.  Geo.  W.  Taylor 
&  Sons  and  Mr.  Geo.  Dole  were  visited.  Mr.  Geo. 
E.  Taylor,  M.  A.  C.,  '92,  conducted  the  party  over 
his  farm  and  showed  them  his  fine  herd  of  Short- 
horns. Both  Mr.  Taylor  and  Mr.  Dole  have  some 
fine  animals,  fit  to  grace  a  show  ring. 


Late  in  the  afternoon  the  sheep  ranch  of  the  New 
England  Farm  Stock  Co.,  of  which  Mr.  F.  S.  Peer 
is  president  was  visited.  The  ranch,  made  up  of 
what  were  once  abandoned  farms,  is  a  large  tract 
of  land  beautifully  situated  in  the  hills  of  Leyden. 
There  are  very  few  fences  on  the  farm  and  the  sheep. 
1 100  in  number  brought  from  the  west  this  spring, 
are  tended  by  a  Scotch  shepherd  and  his  two  trained 
dogs.  These  dogs  are  exceptionally  well  trained, 
one  of  them  having  won  fourth  prize  in  the  national 
contest  In  Scotland.  The  work  of  the  dogs  in  round- 
ing up  the  sheep  was  the  feature  of  the  day's  trip  and 
in  itself  was  well  worth  going  to  see.  This  plan  of 
herding  sheep  in  large  flocks  with  shepherd  and  dogs, 
although  not  uncommon  in  the  west,  is  still  somewhat 
novel  In  New  England. 

The  day  was  ideal  and  the  trip  was  most  instruct- 
ive and  enjoyable.  Those  beautiful  hills  of  Leyden 
with  their  deep  cut  valleys  will  not  be  soon  forgotten  ; 
nor  will  the  genial  shepherd  and  his  dogs  be 
unremembered. 


A  SUGGESTION. 

Within  a  few  weeks  the  present  Senate  retires  and 
a  new  delegation  will  be  elected  and  a  few  suggestions 
to  the  new  body  may  be  worthy  of  consideration. 
For  several  years  it  has  been  customary  for  the  fresh- 
man class  to  obtain  class  sweaters  early  in  the  fall. 
These  have  been  of  various  colors  and  designs  and  the 
result  is,  we  have  all  kinds  of  combinations  worn 
around  college  today.  Why  not  establish  a  fixed 
color  and  let  that  color  be  plain  maroon  ?  It  is  cer- 
tainly servicable  and  also  one  which  any  son  of  this 
college  should  feel  proud  to  wear. 

There  are  several  reasons  why  such  a  change  is 
desirable.  It  would  strengthen  college  spirit  at  the 
sacrifice  of  class  spirit.  When  one  insinuates  that 
there  is  too  much  class  spirit  here  he  is  sure  to  find 
plenty  of  opposition  but  such,  however,  is  the  belief  of 
many.  Class  spirit  is  a  grand  good  thing  but  true 
college  spirit  should  ever  be  present.  Then  during 
the  winter  season  many  wear  sweaters  to  drill 
especially  when  Butts'  Manual  is  being  practiced  in 
the  Drill  hall.  Sweaters  of  almost  every  hue  are  seen 
and  the  combination  is  anything  but  pleasing  to  the 
eye,  however  well  the  drill  may  be  executed.  A 
solid  mass  of  maroon  would  be  far  more  satisfying, 
even  to  a  person  who  is  color  blind. 


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This  idea  would  not  deprive  the  freshman  from 
having  colors  and  displaying  them  in  the  form  of  class 
hats  or  caps  if  they  saw  fit  so  to  do.  In  many  col- 
leges the  freshman  is  trained  first  in  college  loyalty 
and  the  class  spirit  idea  sinks  into  oblivion.  They 
are  not  allowed  class  hats  or  pipes  during  their  first 
year.  One  prominent  New  England  institution  for- 
bids freshmen  going  around  the  campus  hatless  or 
with  their  hats  turned  up  in  front.  This  training  has 
its  effect.  It  turns  ail  their  energies  into  true  college 
loyalty  and  when  they  reach  their  sophomore  year 
this  spirit  has  taken  such  deep  root  that  it  is  never 
sacrificed  for  class  spirit.  Prep,  school  sweaters  are 
debarred  also.  When  a  man  comes  to  college  he 
should  place  his  prepatory  school  colors  on  a  shelf 
and  not  display  them  as  if  he  was  only  too  glad  to 
advertise  the  school  which  fitted  him  for  college. 
Let  his  first  semester  marks  do  that. 

The  idea  that  the  "M"  men  would  object  does  not 
seem  well  founded.  Why  should  they  object  ?  They 
have  their  letter  to  designate  the  team  of  which  they 
are  a  member  and  it  is  doubtful  if  any  are  so  narrow 
minded  as  to  begrudge  a  fellow  student  the  right  of 
wearing  the  college  colors  in  the  form  of  a  plain 
maroon  sweater.  Some  such  regulation  by  the 
Senate  would  appeal  to  the  men  who  have  the  spirit 
of  the  college  at  heart. 


COL.  W.  S.  CLARK. 

When  It  was  announced  that  the  new  botanical 
laboratory  would  be  named  Clark  hall,  it  was  quite 
frequently  asked  "Why  should  this  particular  name 
be  chosen?"  Few  now  connected  with  the  college 
realize  how  much  Colonel  Clark  did  for  the  institution 
when  it  was  in  its  infancy,  indeed,  when  it  existed 
only  as  a  legislative  charter.  In  addition  Mr.  Clark 
was  a  prominent  member  of  the  faculty  of  Amherst 
college  and  one  of  the  foremost  men  of  Amherst  In 
his  time.  His  name  should  go  down  in  history  with 
that  of  Stockbridge,  Hitchcock  and  Wilder  as  the 
founders  of  the  college. 

William  S.  Clark  was  born  at  Ashfield  in  1826, 
attended  Wllliston  seminary  and  graduated  from 
Amherst  college  in  the  class  of  1844.  He  studied  at 
Gottingen  and  received  his  Ph.  D.  from  that  institu- 
tion. From  1858  to  1867  he  was  professor  of  chem- 
istry,  botany  and  zoology  at   Amherst.     He   early 


identified  himself  with  local  affairs,  being  the  first 
president  of  the  Amherst  water  company  and  helping 
organize  the  gas  company.  He  entered  the  army  at 
the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  and  reached  the  rank  of 
colonel. 

When  the  subject  of  an  agricultural  college  was 
broached  he  made  strenuous  efforts  to  have  the  Insti- 
tution located  in  this  town  and  after  great  opposition 
the  act  was  passed  by  the  General  Court.  In  1867 
Clark  was  made  professor  of  horticulture  and  botany 
and  in  the  same  year  he  succeeded  to  the  presidency 
of  the  college.  With  laudable  effort  he  kept  the  col- 
lege on  its  feet  throughout  the  tempestuous  years 
which  followed  and  alone  prevented  a  shipwreck.  He 
secured  the  passage  of  the  labor  fund  act  which  gives 
employment  to  so  many  students.  In  1879  he 
resigned  his  office  as  president.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Legislature  several  times,  also  of  the  state 
board  of  agriculture  and  of  various  educational  socie- 
ties. In  1874  Amherst  college  conferred  the  degree 
of  LL.  D.  upon  him.  He  died  in  1886.  The  new 
botanical  building  will  be  a  fitting  and  enduring  monu- 
ment to  the  memory  of  him  who,  forty  years  ago, 
laid  the  foundation  of  the  Massachusetts  agricultural 
college  as  it  exists  today. 


NORTHFIELD. 

The   Student   Conference   at    Northfeld  will  open 
this  year  on  Friday,  June  22.     During   the   past  few 
years   the   college    has   been  very  poorly  represented 
there,  but  It  is  hoped  that  this  year  a  large  delegation 
will  attend.     The  conference  Is  a  meeting  of  students 
from    all     of  the   eastern  states  and  Canada.      Last 
year  131  institutions  were  represented  by  650  men. 
All   the   larger  universities   of  this  section  are  well 
represented  and  most  of  the  colleges.     Massachusetts 
however   has   not    had    enough    delegates   (five  are 
required)  during  the  past  few  years   to   be  entitled   to 
give  the  college   yell.     The   conference   gives   those 
attending  an  opportunity  to  hear  the  best   speakers   in 
this   country,    as  well  as  a  number  from  abroad,  give 
addresses  on  various   religious  problems  of  the  day. 
It  also  gives  them  a  chance  to  come  In   contact   with 
many  of  the  best  men  In  our  colleges,  men  active  in 
the   promotion   of  Christian   life   and   living   in  their 
various  institutions.     Meetings  are    held    both    morn- 
ing and   evening   while    the   afternoons  are  entirely 


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devoted  to  athletics.  A  series  of  baseball  games 
between  the  colleges,  a  tennis  tournament,  golf, swim- 
ming, boating,  and  a  track  meet  give  abundant 
chances  for  recreation.  It  is  desired  that  those  going 
from  the  college  go  to  Camp  Northfield  where  tent 
accommodations  with  table  board  may  be  obtained 
for  $4  per  week,  or  75  cents  per  day.  Those  think- 
ing of  attending  should  see  the  officers  of  the  college 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  who  will  gladly  talk  the  matter  over 
with  them. 


Dfp&r-tmfrvf  ^lot?s. 

HORTICULTURE. 

Prof.  F.  A.  Waugh  delivered  an  Interesting  lecture 
on  the  afternoon  of  May  28  before  members  of  the 
student  body  showing  natural  and  artificial  means  of 
producing  fruit  from  the  flower-buds  of  some  of  our 
drupaceous  trees.  The  lecture  was  illustrated  by 
lantern-slides  loaned  by  S.  W.Fletcher,  '96,  who  has 
done  much  original  work  upon  this  subject.  Various 
slides  were  shown  following  the  progress  of  develop- 
ment from  the  bud  and  flower  to  the  ripened  fruit. 
Natural  fertilization  of  the  flower,  such  as  self  pollert- 
ization  and  insect  fertilization,  was  clearly  shown  in 
contrast  to  artificial  means,  which  sometimes  have  to 
be  employed  to  produce  good  results.  Mr.  Fletcher 
has  loaned  three  more  sets  of  slides  which  will  be 
shown  if  occasion  permits. 

A  gasoline  engine  spraying  outfit  has  arrived,  and 
is  being  set  up  for  demonstration  purposes.  This 
type  of  sprayer  Is  to  be  thoroughly  tried  and  its 
merits  determined. 

Professor  Waugh  recently  spent  a  few  days  lectur- 
ing in  Pennsylvania,  stopping  principally  at  Harrlsburg. 

An  appreciation  of  the  conveniences  of  Wilder 
hall  is  evinced  by  the  application  of  several  graduated 
classes  for  headquarters  in  that  building  for  reunion 
purposes  at  cc  imencement.  Among  the  number  is 
the  first  class  o  graduate  from  M.  A.  C,  the  class 
of  71,  and  the  last  class  to  graduate,  '05. 

Prof.  F.  A.  Waugh  has  received  numerous  appli- 
cations for  student  help  during  the  summer  months, 
as  well  as  for  graduates.  Two  men  in  Landscape 
Gardening  are  wanted  at  Chicago,  another  in  the 
same  line  of  work  is  asked  for  by  the  best   landscape- 


gardener  in  New  York,  and  other  desirable  positions 
are  offered  to  able  students.  These  positions  are 
especially  desirable  in  that  they  offer  the  student  prac- 
tical and  technical  work  along  with  his  more  or  less 
theoretical  college  work. 

A  party  of  Mount  Hermon   people   visited  college 
Memorial  day,  inspecting  especially  the   grounds   and 
buildings  of  the  Horticultural  and  Floricultural  depart- 
ments under  the  guidance  of  Mr.  Blake. 
FOODS  AND  FEEDING. 

The  department  has  In  press  a  bulletin  entitled 
"Market  Milk."  The  aim  of  the  bulletin  Is  to  show 
the  conditions  governing  the  production  of  country 
milk  sold  for  human  consumption,  as  well  as  its  chem- 
ical and  bacteriological  composition.  The  Investiga- 
tion was  undertaken  and  completed  by  P.  H.  Smith. 
It  will  be  ready  for  distribution  about  the  middle  of 
June. 

S.  R.  Parker  who  for  the  past  two  years  has  been 
in  the  employ  of  this  department,  sailed  from  San 
Francisco  for  Honolulu,  May  25th.  The  trip  will 
occupy  six  days.  He  will  begin  at  once  to  familiar- 
ize himself  with  the  work,  and  will  take  charge  of  the 
department  of  agriculture,  July  first.  While  in  the 
employ  of  the  Massachusetts  station,  Mr.  Parker 
supervised  the  yearly  tests  of  some  seventy  Jersey 
and  Guernsey  cows,  carried  out  according  to  the  reg- 
ulations of  the  American  Jersey  and  Guernsey  cattle 
clubs.  His  work  In  this  connection  was  highly  appre- 
ciated. His  many  friends  wish  him  every  success  In 
his  future  occupation.  His  address  is  Kamehameha 
Schools,  Honolulu,  H.  T. 

Messrs.  Holland  and  Smith  have  recently  been 
engaged  in  a  study  of  chemical  methods  for  the  Asso- 
ciation of  Official  Agricultural  Chemists. 

The  winter  and  spring  collection  of  concentrated 
feeds  have  been  examined,  and  the  results  reported 
to  manufacturers  and  dealers.  The  station  will  not 
publish  any  bulletin  on  this  subject  until  autumn. 

A.  C.  Whlttier,  Maine  '05,  who  has  filled  so 
acceptably  the  position  of  assistant  chemist  during 
the  past  year,  has  resigned  to  accept  a  more  lucrative 
position  with  the  Maine  Experiment  Station.  His 
place  has  been  filled  by  the  appointment  of  L.  S. 
Walker,  M.  A.  C.  '05. 

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work,  the  department  has  carried  out  several  experi- 
ments in  animal  nutrition  during  the  past  year. 
The  digestibility  of  a  considerable  number  of  cattle 
feeds  has  been  determined,  studies  upon  the  composi- 
tion and  nutritive  value  of  molasses  have  been  com- 
pleted, and  an  Investigation  covering  a  period  of  four 
months  on  the  effect  of  different  amounts  of  protein 
upon  the  yield  of  milk  has  been  successfully  carried 
through. 

The  department  is  continually  called  upon  to  make 
tests  of  pure  bred  dairy  cows,  and  usually  has  from 
three  to  five  men  engaged  in  this  work.  J.  G.  Cook 
'03  and  A.  C.  Gulel  are  constantly  employed,  while 
F.  G.  Helyar,  Charles  H.  Filer  and  Howard  Parsons 
of  North  Amherst  are  occupied  with  this  work  at 
frequent  intervals. 

ENTOMOLOGY. 
A.  H.  Armstong,  '07,  is  conducting  some 
interesting  experiments  on  root-maggots.  H.  M. 
Russell,  '06,  will  be  employed  by  the  Gypsy 
Moth  Commission,  devoting  especial  attention  to 
imported  parasites.  E.  A.  Back,  '04,  will  continue 
his  work  on  this  subject  which  has  engaged  more  or 
less  of  his  time  since  last  year.  J.  N.  Summers, 
'07  will  remain  in  Amherst  during  the  long  vacation 
and  will  have  charge  of  the  entomological  laboratory 


HOTEL  HAMILTON, 


HOLYOKE.  MA8S. 


Famous  for  its  popular  priced  Sunday  dinners  with 

music. 

FINE   CAFE    OPEN    UNTIL    MIDNIGHT. 

A  Specialty  made  of  Banquets 
and  Class  Dinners. 

GEO.  H.  BOWKER  6  CO. 


AMHERST  HOUSE. 

Everything  New  and  Up- to- Date. 


Alu 


mm. 


The  class  of  '7 1  is  to  have  a  reunion  this  com- 
mencement. It  is  their  Intention  to  have  every  man 
in  the  class  who  is  living  attend,  and  a  strenuous 
effort  to  this  end  Is  being  made. 

The  class  of  '90  will  have  a  reunion  also.  Jose 
Herrero  of  Havana,  the  man  who  was  formerly 
reported  dead,  will  probably  attend. 

'93.  —  H.  F.  Staples,  M.  D.,  has  been  elected 
professor  of  Hygiene  at  the  Cleveland  Homeopathic 
Medical  college. 

'04. — H.  M.  White  spent  a  short  time  in  Amherst 
recently. 

'05. — G.  H.  Allen  has  charge  of  a  fifty  acre  tract 
in  Florida,  twenty-five  of  which  is  in  oranges.  He 
expects  to  increase  the  acreage  of  oranges  and  to  bud 
over  te;;  acres  to  grape-fruit. 


Special  Attention  given  to  Athletic  Teams,  Frater- 
nity and  Alumni  Banquets. 

BE8T  8ERVICE8  AT  REASONABLE  PRICES. 

D.    H.    KENDRICK,  Proprietor. 

DON'T  WALK  ON  YOUR  HEELS 

To  save  your  sole. 
Come  to  me  for  your 

Custom-made  Boots  and  Shoes, 

Repairing  a  specialty. 

CHARLES    DORAY, 

Opposite  Town  Hall. 


Why  not  Get  a  Position  NOW  ? 

The  sooner  the  young  graduate  finds  the  right  opportunity 
the  better  his  chance*  for  success.  We  offer  the  best  means 
of  bringing  your  ability  to  the  attention  of  employers  In  all 
parts  of  the  country.  Are  you  familiar  with  our  successful 
methods? 

We  will  gladly  glre  yeu  without  charge  full  Information 
concerning  desirable  positions  that  will  be  open  in  the  early 
summer  and  fall  for  capable  College,  Unlrerslty  and  Tech 
nical  School  graduates.    Better  not  delay  about  writing  us 
for  we  are  already  placing  many  1906  men. 

IIAPGOODS, 

The  National  Organization  or  Brain  Bioiim, 

3»»  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Offices  In  other  cities. 


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'05. — H.  D.  Crosby  of  Thompson,  Conn.,  recently 
sent  some  additional  varieties  of  chrysanthemums  to 
the  college.  He  seems  to  be  getting  on  well  and 
is  enjoying  his  work  which  is  along  floricultural    lines. 

'05. — W.  A.  Munson  visited  college  recently  while 
on  his  way  to  New  York. 

'05. — A.  D.  Taylor,  who  is  at  Cornell  studying  for 
an  M.  S. ,  in  his  thesis  work  has  compiled  a  key  to 
the  evergreen  trees,  using  the  arrangement  of  leaves 
and  buds  as  a  basis.  In  identifying  evergreens  this 
key  works  very  satisfactorily.  It  has  as  few  botanic 
terms  as  is  practicable,  and  the  department  here  con- 
siders It  quite  an  acquisition,  and  will  make  use  of  it 
in  class  work. 

'05.— L.  S.  Walker  Is  to  fill  the  position  of  assist- 
ant chemist  at  the  Hatch  Experiment  station  the 
coming  year,  in  the  place  of  A.  C.  Whlttier  who  has 
resigned. 

The  funds  of  the  college  Y.M.C.A.  for  sending  del- 
egates to  the  Northfleld  Student  conference  are  not 
large  and  any  contribution  from  the  alumni  will  be 
gladly  received  by  the  treasurer,  J.  T.  Caruthers,'07. 

lrrt?rcol1?gi&-te. 

Princeton  is  about  to  turn  the  old  Nassau  hotel 
Into  a  student  dormitory. 

The  freshmen  at  Oberlin  have  their  marks 
inspected  during  the  first  semester  and  a  record  is  sent 
to  the  principal  of  the  "prep"  school  from  which 
each  student  came. 

The  Greek  play  "Agamemnon"  will  be  given  in 
the  stadium  next  month  by  the  department  of  classics 
at  Harvard.  The  crude  open  air  theater  of  the 
ancient  Greeks  will  be  imitated  as  neariy  as  possible. 

There  is  an  effort  on  foot  to  establish  in  Victoria, 
B.  C.  a  British  Columbia  university  which  It  is  antic- 
ipated will  have  an  endowment  of  $500,000.  A  site 
of  20  acres  at  Jadboro  Bay  has  also  been  offered  as 
a  gift. 

Abbott  academy  Is  to  have  a  new  $40,000  art 
building.  It  Is  to  be  of  red  brick  and  fire  proof  and  is 
the  gift  of  the  late  Mrs.  John  Byers  who  also  left  her 
paintings  and  bronzes  as  a  nucleus  for  the  art 
collection. 


THECO-OP, 


FOR  STRAW    HATS 
AND  CAPS. 


•  • 


THE     CO-OR. 


COLLEGE  CATERING 


A    SPECIALTY. 


BOYDEN'S, 


177  MAIN  ST.,  NORTHAMPTON. 


TELEPHONE  33-?. 


NOTICE. 


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BOARD  OF  EDITORS. 

CLINTON  KING.  1907.  Editor-in-Chief. 

RALPH  JEROME  WATTS,   1907.  Business  Manager. 

HERBERT  LINWOOD  WHITE.   1908.  Assistant  Business  Manager. 
ARTHUR  WILLIAM  HICGINS,  1907.  Alumni  Notes.  EARLE  GOODMAN  BARTLETT.  1907,  Intercollegiate. 

JOSEPH  OTIS  CHAPMAN.   1907,  College  Notes.  EDWIN  DANIELS  PHILBRICK,  1908.  Athletics. 

DANFORTH  PARKER  MILLER,  1908.  Department  Notes.  ALLAN  DANA  FARRAR.  1908,  Reporter. 

GEORGE  TEWKSBURY  RICHARDSON,  JR..  1909.  ORWELL  BURLTON  BRIGGS,  1909. 


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SIGNAL'S  DIRECTORY. 

C.  H.  White.  Pres.  Athletic  Association, 

M.  H.  Clark.  Jr.,  Manager.  Base- Ball  Association, 

R.  W.  Peakes,  Pres.  Nineteen  Hundred  and  Eight  Indei. 

J.  N.  Summers,  Sec.  Fraternity  Conference, 

Basket-ball  Association,  H.  T.  Pierce.  Manager. 


Prof.  S.  F.  Howard.  Sec. 
F.  A.  Cutter.  Manager. 
K.  E.  Gillett.  Manager. 
A.  T.  Hastings,  Pres. 


Entered  as  second-class  matter,  Poet  Office  at  Amherst. 


Edrtori&ls. 


Once  more  the  ceaseless  march  of  Time  has 
brought  us  to  commencement.  Once  again  our 
grand  old  college  !•  crowned  with  the  joy  and  the 
benevolence  of  the  occasion.  Alas,  only  a  day  and 
Mass'chusetts  will  pass  into  its  long  midsummer 
sleep.  A  few  hasty  grasps  of  the  hand  and  all  too 
scanty  words  of  farewell  and  we  shall  be  parted  to  the 
north  and  the  south,  the  east  and  the  west.  When 
we  return  again  to  our  studies  in  the  fall  we  shall 
have  moved  up  one  notch  and  the  ranks  which  we 
have  vacated  will  be  filled  with  a  motley  crowd  of 
freshmen  whom  we  must  absorb  into  our  midst  as 
quickly  as  possible.  As  we  glance  at  the  front  seats 
in  chapel,  we  shall  find  a  new  body  of  seniors  gath- 
ered there  and  1906  will  be  only  a  memory  fast 
blending  Into  the  misty  past.  Members  of  the  class 
of  1906,  you  who  today  are  fellow-students  with  us 
but  tomorrow  will  be  numbered  among  the  alumni, 
the  Signal   congratulates  you  on  the  successful  ter- 


mination of  your  college  career.  We,  who  have 
watched  your  development  since  those  early  days 
when  you  as  faithful  sophomores  so  kindly  but  firmly 
taught  us  the  ways  of  the  college  until  the  present 
when  you  are  about  to  ascend  the  commencement 
stage,  are  especially  well  qualified  to  judge  of  your 
past  and  prophesy  as  to  your  future.  In  scholarship 
and  athletics  you  rank  well,  but  you  must  not  depend 
upon  past  reputations ;  the  future  is  before  you  and 
we  rest  assured  that  you  will  "make  good"  In  the 
business  world  as  you  have  in  this  college  world.  On 
behalf  of  the  three  other  classes  the  Sicnal  wishes 
you  success  and  happiness  throughout  life.  Once 
more,  and  yet  again,  we  bid  you — "Farewell." 


The  annual  conflict  between  the  two  lower  classes, 
a  week  or  so  ago,  called  to  the  minds  of  those  who 
have  the  interests  of  the  college  most  deeply  at  heart 
many  serious  thoughts.  We  have  noted  a  growing 
sentiment  which  would  limit  such  exhibitions  of  class 
spirit  to  the  first  part  of  the  year.  There  is  excellent 
ground  for  this  move  In  the   argument  that  college 


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spirit  would  be  greatly  increased  at  this  time  if  the 
sophomores   and  freshmen  forgot   their  animosities. 
But   In  our  estimation  such   ideas  are   mere  pipe 
dreams.     The  sophomores  and  freshmen  have  since 
time    Immemorial    used   the  last   few   weeks  of  the 
spring  semester  to  settle  old  scores  before  the  second 
year  men  rose  to  the  dignity  of  juniors.     One  who 
would  stem  this  tide  of  custom   is  sure  to  be  swept 
away  before  it.     Human  nature  changes  slowly  and 
the  time  is  still  far  distant   when  the   turtle   dove  of 
peace  shall  be  heard  in  the  ranks  of   the  two   lower 
classes.     There  are,  however,  certain  features  which 
ought  to  be  eliminated  and  much  of  the  actual  danger 
to  life   and   limb   thereby   obviated.     A   talk  with  a 
recent   graduate  of   another    New   England    college, 
where   conditions  are  much   the   same  as  here,  has 
strengthened   our   opinion  on   this  subject.     At  this 
institution   the  seniors   and  juniors  allow   the   lower 
classmen  to  duck  each  other  In  the  pond  or  perform 
similar  stunts  but  when  actual   fistic   encounters  are 
threatened   the   upper     classmen     Interfere,     taking 
especial   care  that  the  freshmen   shall  not  gain  any 
advantage  which  would  give  them,  individually  or  col- 
lectively, "a  swelled   head."     It  is  evident   that  any 
measure  looking  toward  the  prevention  of  the  battered 
faces  and  sore  limbs  which  occur  now  must  be  insti- 
tuted by  upper  classmen  and  the  Signal  believes  that 
they  should  use  all  possible  means  to  attain  this  end. 
But  we  would  be  the  last  to  demand  the  enforcement 
of  the  antl-hazing  act.     Indeed,  we  daresay  that,  if  it 
were  not  for   the   salutory   presence   of   the   "water 
cure,"  every  freshman  class  would  become  so  Intol- 
erably Important  by  commencement  as  to  put  the  rest 
of  the  college  in  the  shade.     In  closing  we  reiterate 
our  stand  in  this  matter— maintain  some  sort  of  a 
check  on  the  exuberance  of  the  freshmen  but  cut  out 
the  slugging  matches,  the  violent  encounters  and  the 
blackguardism  of  the  present. 


As  this  Is  the  last  number  of  the  Signal  to  appear 
during  the  present  college  year  it  is  fitting  that  we 
should  briefly  survey  the  history  which  has  been  made 
at  M.  A.  C.  during  the  last  nine  months.  It  has 
been  the  custom  of  editorial  writers  for  the  Sicnal 
and  Index  in  reviewing  the  year  to  optimistically 
declare  that  in  every  incident  the  college  has  "pushed 
onward  and  upward"  without   much    regard  as  to  the 


accuracy  of  their  statements.     Realizing  that  none  of 
us  are  infallible   and   that  every  day  something  hap- 
pens which  we  ail  afterward  regret,  we  still  feel  justi- 
fied in  saying  that   remarkable   progress   has   been 
made  of  late  toward  the  ideals  for  which  we  are  striv- 
ing.    At  the  very  first  of  the  year  the  Senate,  in  the 
face  of   considerable   mental   obliquity  on  the  part  of 
the  students,  abolished  the  midnight  rush  and   estab- 
lished  another   contest,  equally  exciting  and  far  less 
dangerous.     During  the  fall  college  spirit  ran  low  for 
awhile  but  later  gathered  force  and  reached  its  height 
in  that  remarkable  burst  of  enthusiasm  which  enabled 
the  athletic   association  to  recover  its   equilibrium  at 
the   cost  of  a   basketball  season.     Throughout   the 
year,  and  especially  during  the  dull   winter   months, 
the  informals  did  much  to  enliven  the  routine  of  work 
and  the  successful  prom,  of  '07  stands  out  In  a  blaze 
of  glory  occurring  as  It  did  at  the   only   time  of  the 
season  when  there   was   sleighing  in  Amherst.     The 
election  of  Mr.  K.  L.  Butterfield  to  the  college  presi- 
dency brought  great   pleasure  to  all  Interested  in  the 
advancement  of  the  college  as  did  likewise  the  open- 
ing of  Wilder  hall   and   the   bountiful    appropriation 
conferred  upon  us  by  the  legislature.     The  reawaken- 
ing of  an  Interest  In  musical   affairs  was  evinced  by 
the  formation  of   the   associated   musical  clubs  and 
their   success  speaks  well  for  those   who  have  taken 
part  in  the  work.     During  the  year  the  college  Y.  M. 
C  A.  was  thoroughly  shaken  up  and   much  new  life 
enthused  into  it  by  the   commendable   efforts  of  an 
underclass  man.     We  look  for  a  yet  greater  develop- 
ment along  this  line  In  the  future.     These  are  a  few 
of  the  more  striking  events  which  have  occurred  dur- 
ing the  passing  year,  but  a  deeper  and  more  psycho- 
logical  change  has  come  over  the  student-body.     A 
more  conservative  and  tractable  spirit  has   dominated 
in  the  transactions  between  the  faculty  and  students 
and  the  self-constituency  and  insubordination  of  for- 
mer years  has  yielded  to  a  more  diplomatic   but  no 
less   independant   attitude  of   the   undergraduates  In 
their  relations  with  the  powers  above.     In  conclusion, 
the  Signal  desires  to  express  Its  appreciation  of  the 
conscientious  services  of    Doctor   Brooks  as  acting- 
president  since  the  death  of  President  Goodell.     This 
work,  performed  as  it  has  been  under  the  most  per- 
plexing and  harassing  circumstances,  reflects  credit- 
ably  upon  his  ability  as  an  executive.     Having  com- 


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pleted  a  hasty  survey  of  the  past  year,  let  us  hope 
that,  during  the  coming  one,  these  good  Influences 
which  have  developed  since  the  last  commencement 
will,  in  their  turn,  give  birth  to  better  things  and  that 
our  college  will  steadily  advance  In  honor  and  pres- 
tige. Certainly  if,  with  our  increasing  advantages, 
we  do  not  press  onward  to  higher  planes,  we  are 
unworthy  of  the  trust  which  the  commonwealth  has 
placed  in  our  hands. 


Owing  to  "a  combination  of  circumstances"  as 
the  Boston  college  manager  expressed  It,  the  game 
scheduled  with  that  team  on  June  9,  was  cancelled. 
Likewise  Williams  cancelled  the  game  which  was  to 
have  been  played  with  them  on  Saturday,  June  16. 


/Uhletic  Notts- 


Andover,  4;  M.  A.  C.  1, 
Andover  academy  defeated  M.  A.  C.  at  baseball 
on  June  4,  at  Andover,  the  score  being  4  to  1. 
Rellly  and  Merritt  for  Andover  pitched  excellently, 
allowing  but  two  hits  each.  Two  singles  in  the 
fourth  inning  enabled  our  team  to  secure  their  only 
run.  Hubbard  started  in  poorly  and  his  passes  and 
singles  gave  the  prep,  school  a  lead  which  could  not 
be  overtaken.  Shattuck  on  second  played  a  star 
game  for  Mass'chusetts.  As  the  team  was  forced  to 
leave  early  to  catch  the  train  only  seven  innings  were 
played. 

The  score  ; — 


College  ftot?s- 


M.  A.  C. 


O'Grady,  I, 
Tlrrell,  I, 
Clark,  m., 
Cobb.  3. 
French,  c, 
Shattuck,  2., 
Warner,  r., 
O'Donnell,  a., 
Hubbard,  p., 

Tottl, 


B.  Reilly.  2. 
Murphy,  m., 
Fels,  8„ 
Lanigan,  L, 
Daly,  r„ 
Clow,  r., 
Jones,  c. 
Henhessy,  c. 
Gunning.  I, 
H.  Merritt,  3, 
J.  Rei'ly,  p., 
A.  Men Itt,  p., 


A.B. 

3 
3 
2 
3 
2 
3 
3 
2 
2 


B. 
0 
1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 
0 

1 


P.O. 

1 

8 

3 
I 

4 
2 
1 
I 
0 


A. 

0 

0 
0 
2 
S 
3 
0 
2 
I 


Total, 

Innings, 

M.  A.C., 
Andover. 


23 

4 

21 

13 

1 

ANDOVER. 

A.B. 

B. 

P.O. 

A. 

E. 

3 

2 

2 

2 

0 

3 

2 

2 

1 

0 

3 

0 

1 

0 

0 

3 

1 

3 

0 

0 

3 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3 

1 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

1 

0 

2 

0 

7 

0 

1 

2 

0 

1 

3 

0 

1 

0 

0 

2 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

24 


7  21  9  I 

1  2  3    4    5    6  7 

0    0  0     10    0  0—1 

2  0  10    0     1  0-4 


IbSST*^   S2&  2K..Lanlfan-..Di'1?    Tlrre"     Two-base  hlts-B.   Reilly 
Murphy.      .acrlflce   hits-Murphy.  A.  Merritt.  Clark.    Stolen  bases- Daly 


F  rst  base  on  balls— off  J.  Reilly 
by  J.  Reilly  I .  by  Merritt  3,  by  Hubbard  3. 
Ih,  25m.    Umpire— Pendleton. 


I .  off  Hubbard  3.    Struck  out- 
Passed  ball— French.    Time— 


— W.  C.  Tannatt,  Jr.,  "06,  spent  several  days  in 
New  Haven  last  week. 

—Professor  and  Mrs.  S.  Francis  Howard  recently 
visited  relatives  In  Wlibraham. 

'  — H-  T-  Pierce,  '07,  was  visited  last  week  by  his 
father  who  spent  a  few  days  in  Amherst. 

—  R.  R.  Blake,  ex- '09,  is  spending  a  few  days  In 
Amherst  and  expects  to  stop  over  commencement. 

— H.  L.  Knight,  '02,  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  was 
In  town  last  week.  He  is  engaged  in  graduate  work 
at  Wesleyan. 

— An  Interesting  but  somewhat  deceiving  write-up 
concerning  O.  F.  Trainor,  '09,  appeared  in  a  Wor- 
cester paper  recently. 

— The  alumni  who  returned  to  college  for  com- 
mencement were  enabled  to  secure  reduced  rates 
from  the  railroads  entering  Amherst. 

—President-elect  Butterfield  has  rented  a  house 
on  Lincoln  Avenue.  His  family  will  not  come  to 
Amherst,  however,  until  September. 

— J.  R.  Kelton,  '05,  who  has  been  Instructor  in 
Alfred  university  during  the  past  year  made  a  few 
days'  visit  among  his  friends  here  last  week. 

—At  the  last  battalion  drill  In  which  the  seniors 
took  part  the  battalion  was  formed  just  north  of  the 
Drill  Hall  and  a  very  good  picture  was  taken. 

—A  large  portion  of  the  plaster  celling  In  the  North 
College  reading-room  fell  the  other  day.  Several 
who  were  reading  had  narrow  escapes  from  being  hit. 

— The  new  senate  for  next  year  was  elected  last 
week  in  joint  class  meeting  of  1907  and  1908.  '07 
is  represented  by  the  same  men  who  served  last  year, 
namely  F.  C.  Peters,  E.  G.  Bartlett,  W.  E.  Dickin- 
son, and  H.  T.  Pierce.  '08  Is  to  be  represented  by 
T.  L.  Warner,  J.  R.  Parker,  T.  A.  Barry,  and  K.  E. 
Gillett. 


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— The  senior  class  presented  the  minstrel  show  In 
the  drill  hall  on  this  morning,  despite  the  statement 
in  our  last  issue  that  the  performance  would  not  be 
given  again. 

— A  delegation  of  non-commissioned  officers  from 
the  junior  class  will  act  as  ushers  during  the  com- 
mencement exercises.  The  work  is  in  charge  of 
Ordnance-sergeant  J.  N.  Summers. 

—A  few  of  the  matches  of  the  tennis  tournament 
have  been  played  off  and  Wilson,  '09,  and  Clark, 
'07,  are  the  winners  so  far.  The  finals  are  to  be 
played  during  commencement  week. 

—The  registrar  Is  authority  for  the  statement  that 
a  very  small  number  of  applications  for  certificates 
have  been  made  so  far.  This  would  seem  to  show 
that  the  class  of  1910  will  be  very  small. 

— Many  visitors  have  been  seen  of  late  about  col- 
lege. Among  those  entertaining  friends  last  week 
were  :— F.  C.  Pray,  F.  H.  Kennedy,  W.  E.  Geer, 
A.  W.  Higgins,  Carleton  Bates  and  A.  T.  Hastings. 
— We  call  the  attention  of  alumni  and  other  com- 
mencement guests  to  the  fact  that  a  few  copies  of 
the  1907  Index  remain,  which  can  be  secured,  while 
they  last,  from  the  business  manager,  M.  H.  Clark, 
Jr.,  5  South  College. 

—Ernest  A.  Lincoln,  '07,  has  left  town  with  the 
intention  of  going  to  Dartmouth  next  fall  but  his 
friends  are  hopeful  that  when  September,  with  its 
golden  foliage  and  frosty  evenings  draws  nigh  he  will 
reconsider  his  decision  and  return  for  his  senior  year. 

— Professor  Babson  will  leave  as  soon  as  college 
closes  for  Germany.  He  intends  to  study  for  a  year 
at  Berlin  and  another  at  Harvard  before  assuming 
active  work  again.  The  professor  leaves  a  host  of 
friends  behind  him  among  the  students  of  the  college. 

— The  business  manager  of  the  Signal  would 
--spectfully  remind  the  alumni  and  others  who  may 
be  about  college  at  commencement  that  there  are  a 
few  subscriptions  remaining  unpaid.  He  will  be  glad 
to  liquidate  any  of  these  accounts  if  those  owing  them 
will  come  around. 

— A.  C.  Whittier,  who  has  made  many  friends 
about  college  during  the  past  year  while  acting  as 
assistant  chemist  at  the  experiment  station,  left  on 
Monday  for  his  home  In  Maine.     He  will  soon  take 


up  new  duties  in  a  similar  position  at  the  Maine  sta- 
tion. All  acquainted  with  him  are  sorry  to  lose  his 
presence  and  wish  him  well. 

— The  grass  In  the  fields  adjacent  to  the  campus 
has  been  mown  and  the  hay  removed  so  as  to 
improve  the  appearance  of  the  grounds  for  com- 
mencement. Ornamental  Iron  posts  have  taken  the 
place  of  the  wooden  poles  for  carrying  the  wires  near 
Wilder  Hall.  Plants  have  also  been  placed  on  the 
loggia  of  the  latter  building,  in  anticipation  of  the 
coming  alumni  reunions  there. 

— The  following  comment   from  the  Boston  Tran- 
script, expressing  as  It  does  so  nearly  the  same  senti- 
ments as  an  editorial  in  this   Issue,  Is  interesting.     It 
indicates  the   interest  which   the  most   conservative 
and  literary  newspaper  in  Boston  takes  in  our  college. 
"Although   the    Massachusetts    agricultural    college 
could  spend  to  advantage  more  money  than  it  is  likely 
to  get,  the  fact  remains  that  its  future  never  seemed 
brighter.      There   has   been   no   recurrence   of    the 
trouble  of  a  year  ago.     The  Institution   never   before 
had  so  many   students  at  the  close  of  a  year,  and  at 
the  commencement  exercises  the  governor  will  give 
out  the  diplomas.     Much-needed  new  buildings  will 
soon  be  constructed.     But  better  than  all  is  the  fact 
that  the   college  has  secured   a  head   in  whom  its 
friends  have  a  large   measure  of   confidence.     Presi- 
dent Butterfield  will  assume  his  new  duties  the  first  of 
next  month.     He  Is  not  an   unknown   quantity,  but  a 
progressive  enthusiast  who  is  likely  to  prove  an  Inspir- 
ation to  the  classes  yet  to  come." 


THE  NEW  TUG-OF-WAR. 

The  College  Senate  announces  that  the  pole  rush, 
which  was  established  last  year  in  place  of  the  mid- 
night event  of  former  times,  is  to  be  discontinued. 
Instead  the  idea  of  certain  western  colleges  Is  to  be 
taken  up  and  a  tug-of-war  will  be  arranged  between 
the  freshmen  and  sophomore  classes.  The  rope 
used  will  be  stretched  across  a  portion  of  the  college 
pond  and  the  contest  will  continue  until  it  has  all 
accumulated  on  one  side  or  the  other.  A  fixed 
number  of  men  on  each  side  will  participate  but  the 
exact  figures  and  the  minor  details  of  the  affair  have 
not  been  ratified  by  the  entire  Senate  at  the  time 
when  the  Signal  goes  to  press. 


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THE  THIRTY-SIXTH  COMMENCEMENT. 

Sunday,  June  17. 
10.45  a.  m.     Baccalaureate  sermon  by  the  Rev.    Herbert   S. 
Johnson  of  Boston,  pastor  of  the    Warren    Ave- 
nue Baptist  church. 

Monday,  June  18. 
2  p.  m.     Annual  meeting  of  the  Phi  Kappa  Phi. 
3.30  p.  if,     The  Flint  Prize  Oratorical  Contest,  Junior  Class 
The  program  : — 

MUSIC 

Ralph  Jerome  Watts Littleton 

The  Decline  of  the  Turkish  Power 

Joseph  Otis  Chapman, Brewster 

Abraham  Lincoln 

Joseph  Adelbert  Larked, Amherst 

Fixed  Stars 

MUSIC 

Charles  Morton  Parker, Newtonville 

William  the  Silent— the  Man  for  the  Crisis 

Wayland  Fairbanks  Chace Middleboro 

Commercialism 

Clinton  Kino, Easton 

Oliver  Crot.xvell 

MUSIC 

7  p.  m.     Open  Air  Concert  by  the  Cadet  Band. 

8  p.  m.     The  Burnham  Prize  Speaking,  Freshman  Class. 

The  program  : — 


10.30  a.  m. 
11.30  a.  m. 


MUSIC 

Owen  Francis  Trainor, Worcester 

Grattan's  Reply  to  Mr.  Corey 

Henry  William  Turner Trinidad,  Cuba 

Defence  of  Hofer,  the  Tyrokse  Patriot 

Harold  Johnson  Neale, Worcester 

The  Death  of  Garfield,— Elaine 

Paul  Edgar  Alger, Somerville 

Crime  Its  Own  Detector, — Webster 

MUSIC 

Charles  Howard  White,    .    .    .     Providence,  R.  I. 
Agriculture  as  a  Profession, — Brooks 

Richard  Potter, Concord 

The  Assault  on  Fort  Wagner, — Dickenson 


Oscar  Christopher  Bartlett,    .    .     Westhampton 
Adttress  to  the  Sons  of  Liberty,— Hates  Student 

Harold  Parsons  Crosby, Lenox 

Andrt  and  Hale, — Depew 

Tuesday,  June  19. 
9.30  a.  m.     Annual  Meeting  of  the  Trustees,  in  the   office  of 
the  Hutch  Experiment  Station. 
Alumni  Meeting  in  the  Mathematical  Room. 
Meeting    of  the  Committee    on    Experimental 
Department  at  the  office  of  the    Hatch    Experi- 
ment Station. 

1.30  p.  m.     Class  Day  Exercises. 

Planting  of  Class  Ivy,  Class  president  C.  E.  Hood 

Ivv  Poem'  A.  T.  Hastings,  Jr. 

Prayer. 

Class  Oration.  \y.  C.  Tannatt.  Jr. 

Class  Song.  Written  by  S  S.  Rogers 

Class  Ode,  F.  D.  Wholley 

Campus  Oration.  p.  H.  Kennedy 

Pipe  Oration.  w.  0.  Taft 

Hatchet  Oration,  c.  W.  Carpenter 

4.00  p.  m.     Battalion  Parade  and  Drill. 

8.00  p.  w.     President's  Reception. 

10.00  p.  m.     Senior  Promenade. 

Wednesday,  June  20. 

10  A.  m.     Graduation  Exercises. 

Commencement  Address  by  Prof.  L.    H.    Bailey    of   Cornell 

University. 
Presentation  of  Diplomas. 
Announcement  of  Prizes. 
12.30  p.  m.     Alumni  Banquet. 


CLARK  HALL  AND  THE  NEW  BARN. 

The  new  laboratory  for  the    Massachusetts  agricul- 
tural  college  at  Amherst,  which  will  be  built  this  year, 
will  fill  a  need  that  has  long  been   felt  by  the  college. 
This  building  will  be  situated    150   feet  south  of  the 
Stockbrldge  house,  and  will  cost  about  $45,000.     It 
will   be    built   of  brick,  and  probably  trimmed  with 
limestone,  and  will  be  two  stories  high,  with  an  attic. 
The  main  entrance  will  be  on  the  west   side,  and  will 
be  set  off  by  granite  steps.      There  will   also  be  a 
similar  entrance  on   the   east  side.     The  dimensions 
of  the  building  will  be  55  by  95  feet.     The  lower  floor 
will  be  divided   by   a   heavy  wall   running  north  and 
south,  the  eastern  half   being  devoted  to  experiment 
station  work  similar  to  the  work  now  carried  on  at  th* 
east  experiment  station.      Ample  room    Is  provided 
for  the  work  to  be   carried   on   by  the  department  of 
pathology  and  physiology. 


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The  western  half  of  this  floor  will  be  devoted  to  a 
large  lecture  room  on  the  side  of  the  entrance,  and  a 
museum  on  the  right,  which  will  be  used  as  a  recita- 
tion room.  The  lecture  room  will  be  40  by  33  feet, 
and  will  accommodate  140  students,  the  seats  being 
arranged  in  amphitheater  style.  The  windows  will 
have  light-tight  shutters,  which  can  be  controlled  from 
the  professor's  desk.  The  room  is  similar  to  the 
lecture  room  in  the  physics  laboratory  of  Amherst 
college.  The  museum  will  be  lined  about  the  walls 
with  specimen  cases.  Near  the  wall  separating  the 
two  parts  of  the  first  floor  there  is  a  hallway  running 
the  length  of  the  building. 

The  second  floor  is  devoted  to  laboratories.  They 
are  amply  provided  with  light,  where  individual  work 
can  be  carried  on  with  great  facility.  The  south  side 
of  this  floor,  55  by  70,  will  be  devoted  to  a  conserva- 
tory, where  special  work  in  plant  physiology  can  be 
carried  on.  This  floor  is  provided  with  five  rooms 
for  special  work.  There  will  be  one  class  room  .which 
will  be  used  for  seminar  work  and  for  special  students. 
The  attic  will  consist  of  two  chambers,  a  study  room 
and  a  bath  room  to  accommodate  students  who  will 
do  custodian  work.  The  basement  is  amply  lighted 
and  suited  for  storage.  The  building  will  be  heated 
from  the  central  heating  station,  a  pipe  being  run 
from  Wilder  hall,  a  distance  of  about  500  feet,  and 
will  be  supplied  with  hot  and  cold  water.  The  build- 
ing will  be  called  Clark  hall,  in  honor  of  Col.  Clark, 
who  was  the  first  president  of  the  college,  and  to 
whom  the  college  owes  more   than  to  any  other  man. 

The  plans  of  the  college  In  reference  to  the  farm 
buildings  contemplate  rebuilding  on  the  same  general 
lines  as  the  old  buildings.  The  storage  barn  will  be 
of  the  same  size,  but  not  quite  as  high,  and  with  a 
plain  gable  roof  Instead  of  a  gambrel  roof.  The  out- 
side of  the  building  will  be  covered  with  cement  plas- 
ter. The  south  wall,  that  Is,  the  wall  between  the 
storage  barn  and  the  cattle  stables,  will  be  of  cement 
block  construction.  The  roof,  as  well  as  the  roofs  of 
the  stables  and  dairy,  will  be  covered  with  slate.  For 
the  present  but  one  cattle  stable  will  be  built.  This 
will  take  the  place  of  the  east  wing  in  the  old  struc- 
ture. It  will  be  built  upon  the  old  foundations,  which 
are  in  nearly  perfect  condition.  The  same,  by  the 
way,  Is  true  of  the  storage  barn.  This  wing,  designed 
primarily  for  cows,   will   accommodate  65  animals. 


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The  walls  are  to  be  of  cement  block  construction. 
The  stanchions  will  be  of  steel,  the  floors  and  mangers 
of  cement,  the  ceilings  of  cement  plaster.  The  in- 
terior will  be  entirely  clear  of  ledges,  angles,  etc., 
where  dust  might  lodge,  as  the  idea  is  to  have  a  sta- 
ble all  parts  of  which  can  be  kept  dust  free  and  thor- 
oughly disinfected  with  the  minimum  of  trouble,  In 
order  that  thoroughly  sanitary  and — as  far  as  possible 
— bacteria-free  milk  may  be  produced. 

The  dairy  is  to  be  connected  by  a  narrow,  thor- 
oughly ventilated  passage  with  the  stable.  It  is  de- 
signed simply  for  handling  the  farm  product,  and  will 
provide  sterilizers  for  cleansing  all  dairy  apparatus, 
cans,  bottles,  pails,  etc,  as  well  as  a  separator,  aera- 
tor, bottling  machine,  etc.  This  dairy  building  is  not 
to  be  used  for  the  instruction  of  classes,  provision 
for  this  having  been  made  Immediately  after  the  fire 
In  one  of  the  other  college  buildings.  The  piggery 
provided  for  by  the  bill  will  be  a  separate  structure  at 
some  little  distance  from  the  main  barn.  The  amount 
appropriated  by  the  Legislature  for  the  farm  buildings 
is  $25,300,  but  there  is  available  in  addition  a  bal- 
ance of  money  received  from  Insurance  amounting  to 
about  $12,000. 

The  contract  for  the  construction  of  the  laboratory 
has  been  awarded  to  Allen  Brothers  of  Amherst,  their 
bid  being  $38,762.  The  bid  of  G.  E.  Bosworth  of 
Amherst  for  $25,785  was  accepted  for  the  building  of 
the  college  barn.  The  other  bidders  on  the  labora- 
tory contract  were  E.  H.  George  of  Groveland,  H.  B. 
Cummings  company  of  Ware  and  A.  Fales  &  Son  of 
South  Framingham.  Mr.  Bosworth  and  Allen  Bros, 
were  the  only  bidders  on  the  farm  buildings.  Allen 
Bros,  installed  the  lighting  and  heating  plant  at  the 
college  five  years  ago,  and  Mr.  Bosworth  had  the 
contract  for  the  horticultural  building  last  year.  The 
new  buildings  are  to  be  constructed  according  to  plans 
by  Cooper  &  Bailey  of  Boston.  The  contract  on  the 
farm  buildings  calls  for  their  completion  November  2. 
No  time  is  specified  on  the  laboratory  work. — 
Springfield  Republican. 


Graduates  of  Yale  who  lost  their  diplomas  in  the  San 
Francisco  disaster  have  received  duplicates.  In  the 
case  of  those  graduating  before  President  Hadley  was 
In  office,  his  name  has  been  placed  upon  the  sheep- 
skin with  an  explanation  of  the  circumstances. 


REPORT  OF  THE  BASKETBALL  MANAGER. 
SEASON  OF  1905-1906. 

EXPENDITURES. 

Football  deficit,  $498.09 

Printing,  8  25 

Outfitting,  Wright  &  Ditson,  88.08 

Supplies,  |573 

Boston  College  guarantee,  20.00 

Expenses  to  Wesleyan,  18.67 

Expenses  to  Trinity,  19  Q8 

Expenses  of  Rhode  Island  Trip,  88.01 

Northampton  Com.  College  guarantee,  3.00 
Cancelation  of  Wesleyan  game  as  per  contract, 20.00 

Cancelation  of  Cushing  Academy  game,  10.00 


We  notice  much  the  same  colleges  included  as 
usual  except  that  Harvard  has  been  added.  We 
sincerely  hope  that  the  game  will  be  played  as  also 
the  one  with  Amherst.  The  resumption  of  athletic 
relations  between  the  two  colleges  of  the  town  will 
reflect  creditably  upon  both  Institutions. 


Total  Expenditures, 
Total  Receipts, 

Deficit 

RECEIPTS. 

From  taxes, 

Faculty, 

Football  Association, 

Guarantee  from  Wesleyan, 

Guarantee  from  Trinity, 

Guarantee  from  Newport  Naval  Reserves, 

Guarantee  from  Brown, 


$788.91 
701.00 


$  89.91 

$575.50 
13.00 
2.50 
30.00 
20.00 
30.00 
30.00 


$701.00 
Respectfully  submitted, 

A.  T.  Hastings,  Jr.,  Manager. 

M.  A.  Blake,  Auditor. 


Sept 
Oct. 


FOOTBALL  SCHEDULE  FOR  1906. 

Manager  Clark  has  practically  completed  the 
schedule  for  the  next  season.  At  presents  it  stands 
as  follows  : — 

Holy  Cross  at  Worcester. 

Dartmouth  at  Hanover. 

Brown  at  Providence. 

Harvard,  (pending)  at  Cambridge. 

Wesleyan  at  Middletown. 

N.  H.  State  at  Amherst. 

R.  I.  State  at  Amherst. 

Amherst  at  Amherst. 

Tufts  at  Medford. 

Springfield  T.  S.  at  Springfield, 


Nov. 


29. 

6. 

10. 

13. 

17. 

20. 

27. 

3. 

10. 

17. 


THE  JUNIOR  ELECTIVES. 

It  is  with  considerable  interest  that  we  scan  the 
list  of  electives  selected  by  the  class  of  1908. 
While  the  senior  electives  are  worthy  of  some  study, 
they  are  more  or  less  closely  correlated  with  the  work 
of  the  past  year  and  do  not  call  for  any  especial  atten- 
tion. On  the  other  hand  the  junior  electives  are  the 
first  chances  which  are  presented  for  specialization. 
A  hasty  examination  of  the  published  list  reveals  the 
fact  that  the  larger  number  of  the  class  have  elected 
agriculture.  Last  year  only  three  or  four  took  this 
course.  About  an  equal  number  of  '08  men  have 
elected  biology  and  landscape  gardening.  Last  year 
a  considerable  number  chose  the  latter  subject  and 
only  three  took  biology.  Chemistry  and  horticulture 
have  about  the  same  number  of  adherents  this  year, 
while  mathematics  naturally  ranks  lowest. 

A  careful  analysis  of  this  shifting  which  occurs  each 
year  would  doubtless   be   interesting.     We    have   no 
means  of  knowing  the  cause   but   we   are  Inclined  to 
think  that  in  some  cases  it  has  been  a  case   of  "fol- 
low the  leader. "     The  element  of  uncertainty   which 
appeared  simultaneously  with  the  elective  slips  lends 
support   to   this   view.      Apparently   the    remarkable 
Interest  in  horticulture  and  landscape  gardening  which 
has  been  so  prominent  is  beginning   to  wane   and   at 
the   same   time  the   despised   agriculture  Is  gaining 
prestige.     The  recent  development  of  the  science   of 
entomology  do  ibtless   causes   the   large   number  of 
otologists  to  appear.     It  is  very  evident  that  some  of 
the  departments   will  be  greatly  overcrowded   when 
the   class   of   1908   splits  up  Into  its  various  sections. 
We  anticipate  that  this  will  cause  considerable  bother 
until   the   new   botany   laboratory   Is  ready,  for  that 
department   is  especially   hampered   by    a    lack    of 
room. 


Land  has  been  purchased  and  an  unused  factory 
has  been  converted  into  a  dormitory  for  the  Smith 
agricultural  school  at  Northampton. 


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ELECTIVES. 

1907. 
Alley__Engllsh,  Horticulture,  Entomology. 
Armstrong-Botany,  Entomology,  Spanish 
Bartlett-Botany,  Floriculture,  Landscape  Gardening 
Caruthers-English,  Agriculture,  Veterinary. 
Chapman,  G.  H.-Chemlstry,  English,  Veterinary. 
Chapman,   j.    O.-Botany,    Landscape    Gardening, 

Floriculture. 
Chace-Botany,  Floriculture,  Landscape  Gardening. 
Clark-Botany,  Horticulture,  Spanish. 
Cutter-Botany,  Floriculture,  Landscape  Gardening 
Dickinson— Botany,  Chemistry,  English. 
Eastman-Agriculture,  Horticulture,  Veterinary. 
Hartford— Horticulture,  Floriculture,  German. 
Higgins— Botany,  Floriculture,  Spanish. 
King— Botany,  Entomology,  English. 
Lamed— Chemistry,  German. 
Livers,  Miss-English,  Horticulture,  Entomology. 
Parker,  C.  M.— English,  Entomology,  Horticulture. 
Peters— Botany,  English,  Floriculture. 
Shaw— Botany,  Entomology,  Horticulture. 
Summers— Botany,  Entomology,  Spanish. 
Thompson— Agriculture,  Botany,  Entomology. 
Walker-Agriculture,        Horticulture,        Lanascape 

Gardening. 
Watklns— Agriculture,  Horticulture,  Veterinary. 
Watts— Botany,  Floriculture,  Entomology. 
Wood— Botany,  Entomology,  Horticulture. 

1908. 

Alien— Horticulture. 

Anderson,  A.  J.— Landscape  Gardening. 

Anderson,  K.  F.— Agriculture. 

Bangs— Chemistry. 

Barry— Mathematics. 

Bates— Chemistry. 

Chapman— Chemistry. 

Chase— Landscape  Gardening. 

Clark— Agriculture. 

Cobb— Landscape  Gardening. 

Coleman— Landscape  Gardening. 

Cummings— Landscape  Gardening. 

Cutting— Chemistry. 

Daniel— Agriculture. 

Davenport— Agriculture, 


Davis — Agriculture. 

Dolan— Agriculture. 

Eastman— Landscape  Gardening. 

Edwards— Agriculture. 

Farrar,  A.  D.— Biology. 

Farrar,  P.  W. — Mathematics. 

Flint— Landscape  Gardening. 

Gillett,  C.  S.— Biology. 

Glllett,  K.  E—  Landscape  Gardening . 

Gold — Chemistry. 

Gowdey— Biology. 

Hayes— Biology. 

Howe — Horticulture. 

Hyslop— Biology. 

I  ngalls— Agriculture. 

J  ennison— Biology. 

Jones— Biology. 

Larsen — Horticulture. 

Liang— Biology. 

Miller— Biology. 

Paige — Agriculture. 

Philbrlck— Agriculture. 

Reed— Agriculture. 

Regan— Biology. 

Sawyer — Horticulture. 

Shattuck— Horticulture. 

Thurston— Agriculture . 

Turner,  Miss— Horticulture. 

Turner,  W.  F.— Landscape  Gardening. 

Verbeck— Agriculture. 

Waugh — Chemistry. 

Warner — M  athemat  les . 

Wellington— Landscape  Gardening. 

Wheeldon— Mathematics. 

Wheeler— Horticulture. 

White — Landscape  Gardening. 

Whiting— Agriculture. 

Whltmarsh— Biology. 

Wright— Agriculture. 

New  rulings  have  been  made  at  Amherst  In  regard 
to  cuts  of  members  of  the  athletic  teams.  While 
these  are  less  strict  than  the  old  ones,  they  are  stil 
much  less  liberal  than  our  own.  We  fancy  that 
among  the  M.  A.  C.  faculty  a  feeling  Is  Increasing 
that  the  athletic  teams,  or  at  least  the  baseball  team, 
are  absent  from  too  much  college  work. 


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ALUMNI  ENTOMOLOGICAL  PRIZES. 

The  graduates   of   the    Massachusetts   agricultural 
college  who  are   actively   engaged   in   entomology 
work  have  felt  for  some  time  that  a  larger  number   o 
Itudent,   .Md  take   ^vantage   of   the   exceptiona 
opportunities  for  entomological  train,  3  -ow  offered  in 
its  Department  of    Entomology.      .  to)    beheve   that 
the  demand  for  well-trained  men  »   M»fe|M« 
than  is  the  supply  and  that  the   potion,  jm ch    may 
be  filled  by  our  graduates  offer  not  only  an  attractive 
remuneration  immediately  upon  graduation  but  abo  a 
Held  for  scientific   work   which   may  soon   brin     the 
worker  no    mean   position   of   •mmonce.  f^  ^ 
credit  upon  the  institution  which  prepared  him  for  his 

^he  suggestion  that  the  entomologists  offer   annu- 
;ly  two  prizes  for  the  best  work  done  by  undergraduates 
Lg  the  entomological  course   at   the   college   has 
with  the  unanimous  approval   of   the   graduates 
'  ,ged  in  active  work.    Correspondence  has  brought 
./many  suggestions  as  to  the  points  which   should 
oe  considered  in  determining  the  award  of  the  pri** 
The  effort  has  been  to  emphaize  those  points   in    the 
training  which  will   be   most   helpful    In   preparing   a 
man  to  meet  in  a  satisfactory  manner  those  demands 
which  are  most  likely  to  come  to  him  in  the  average 
Held  of  entomological   work.     From   all  the  sugges^ 
tions  obtainable,  a   scale  of  points  has  been  prepared 
which   will  be   used    in   making   the   award  for  the 
Class   of   1907.     Changes  may  be  made  in  the  scale 
as  the  necessity  or   desirability   therefor  may  appear 
but  notice  of  any  changes  will  always  be  given   baton, 
the  beginning  of  the  year   for  which   they  w,U  be  m 

'"The  entomologists  among  the  alumni  hereby 
announce  that  they  will  offer  annually  two  prizes  the 
first  of  $20.00  and  the  second  of  $10.00,  to  be 
awarded  at  commencement,  by  the  professors  ,n 
charge  of  the  entomological  work,  to  members  of  the 
graduating  class,  in  accordance  with  the  following 
scale  of  points  : 

Collection  (including  Junior  work  and   what   may   be 
done  in  Senior  year,)  g 

Laboratory  technique,  ^ 

Laboratory  notes,  15 

Skill  In  systematic  work, 


Class  grade  in  entomology, 
Aptitude  for  original  work, 
English  composition  in  thes:s  work, 
Quality  of  thesis  work, 
General  college  standing, 


10 

10 

5 

20 
10 

100 


D«p:*rtm?rvf  f4ot*s. 


HORTICULTURE. 
On  tti  evening  of  June  5,  H.  A.  Ballou,  '95,  who 
has  been  visiting  in  town   lately,    gave   a  lecture   on 
the  Barbadoes.     The   lecture   was   accompanied   by 
numerous  slides  prepared  by   Prof.    Waugh,    showing 
the  characteristics  and  customs  of   the   country,    and 
its  especial  relation  to   agriculture.     The  lecture  was 
one  of  the  most  interesting  delivered  before   the   stu- 
dent body  this  year,  and  it  is  to  be  regretted  that   the 
heavy  rainfall  kept  many  away   who   otherw.se   would 

have  attended. 

The  Science  Club,  composed  of  scientific   men  of 

both  Amherst  college   and    Massachusetts     was  the 

guest  of  Prof.  Waugh  at  Wilder  Hall  on  the   evening 

of   June    11.     Prof.    Waugh   spoke  upon    Mendel  I 

Law  of  Heredity  In   its   special   application   to   p  ant 

,tfe      The  subject  is  a  deep  one  and  the  editor   refers 

any     one   interested   to    Prof.    Waugh    for     further 

information. 

On  Tuesday,  June  12,  the  last  slides  0  the 
exchange  were  exhibited  before  a  fair  gathering  of 
hesudents.  Thirty  slides  of  wild  flowers  in  the  r 
na  ive  habitats,  most  beautifully  illustrative  of  nature  a 
"race  and  profusion,  proved  one  of  the  most  fascinat- 
ing exhibits  shown  this  year.  The  slides  were 
loaned  by  J.  H.  McFarlane,  a  government  expert 

C    P    Halligan   then   gave   a  lecture   on    Native 
Plants   after  which,  another  set  of  slides,   loaned   by 

ted  Apple  Culture  In  Western  New  York,  PmL 
Waugh  speaking  a  f~  words  of  explana  lor .Both 
sets  of  slides  were  remarkably  good,  and  attracted 
much  favorable  comment. 

The  Gasoline  Sprayer  has  been  «  up  sr.  ';   <***> 

strated  to  the  various  classes      It  U  doing  first   class 

J  work    and   is  entirely    satisfactory.     A    new    Hand 


i  go 


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Sprayer   has   also   arrived,    and   will    be    thoroughly 
tried. 

In  connection  with  the  work  in  spraying,  which  has 
attracted  considerable  outside  attention,  Mr.  Welling- 
ton, '06,  has  made  several  trips  to  different  places 
to  establish  and  organize  spraying  operations.  In 
this  connection,  Mr.  Wellington  visited  a  large  fruit 
grower  in  Williamsburg,  placing  his  spraying  opera- 
tions on  a  systematic  basis.  The  orchard  at  the 
Northampton  Insane  Asylum  has  also  required  his 
services. 

FLORICULTURE. 

In  the  issue  of  "Gardening"  for  June  1 ,  appears 
several  articles  by  Mr.  Canning  on  seasonable  topics. 
Some  of  the  topics  discussed  are  "Seasonable  Notes 
on  Vegetables",  "The  Red  Spider  in  Cucumber 
Houses",  "Celery"  and  "Vegetables". 

The  beds  around  the  plant  houses  are  all  set  out, 
and  present  an  attractive  display.  Two  beds  of  par- 
ticular interest  are  the  round  ones  at  either  end  of 
the  lower  house.  These  contain  new  varieties  of  the 
geranium,  presented  by  the  floriculturist  of  Gerade 
college.  The  double  red  variety  in  the  west  bed  is 
known  as  the  "John  Doyle",  and  the  double  pink 
variety  in  the  east  bed  is  called  the  "Gloricous". 
Both  varieties  are  very  free  flowering  and  are  con- 
sidered the  best  in  their  colors. 

BOTANY  AND  PLANT  PHYSIOLOGY. 

Niel  F.  Monahan  has  placed  a  solution  of  copper 
sulfate  in  the  college  pond  which  it  is  expected  will 
kill  the  algae  growing  there.  Tne  treatment  was 
quite  successful  when  attempted  last  year. 

Alumni. 

In  another  column  will  be  noticed  a  somewhat 
cxt«u4ed  account  of  a  set  of  prizes  offered  to  mem- 
bers of  the  senior  class,  under  certain  conditions,  by 
the  entomologists  among  the  alumni.  This  will  pre- 
sent an  additional  incentive  for  good  work  to  students 
of  that  department  and  the  Signal  cannot  compliment 
too  highly  these  loyal  graduates  for  their  Interest  in 
their  Alma  Mater  and  its  students.  Their  action  had 
set  an  example  which  other  members  of  the  alumni 
would  do  well  to  follow.     How  inspiring  it  might  be  if 


the  agriculturists,  the  landscape  gardeners  and  the 
rest  of  various  branches  of  science  taught  here  should 
all  offer  a  series  of  prizes  to  students  in  the  respective 
courses  ! 

In  ending  the  sixteenth  volume  of  the  college  paper 
we  feel  called  upon  to  express  our  regrets  that  under 
the  present  editorial  management,  the  alumni  column 
of  the  Signal  has  not  always  been  as  interesting  as  It 
might.  A  combination  of  unfortunate  circumstances 
has  repeatedly  prevented  us  from  realizing  our  ideals. 
An  alumni  which  supports  a  paper  as  well  as  does 
ours  is  entitled  to  much  more  consideration  than  has 
ever  been  shown  them.  The  difficulties  in  the  way 
of  collecting  notes  are  however  at  times  almost  insur-. 
mountable  and  we  have  been  forced  to  get  along  as 
best  we  could.  During  the  rest  of  the  present  board's 
existence  we  shall  endeavor  to  increase  this  column 
both  in  length  and  in  interest.  In  so  doing  we  ask 
your  co-operation  and  assistance. 

'82. — E.  S.  Chandler,  pastor  Congregational 
church,  Mont  Clare,  Chicago,  111. 

'86. — Willliam  A.  Eaton,  secretary  Stevens-Eaton 
Co.,  1  Madison  Ave.,  New  York  city. 

'00.— M.  H.  Munson,  superintendent  Cedar  Hill 
Farm,  New  Britain,  Conn. 

'01. — Clarence  E.  Gordon,  who  is  to  follow  Dr. 
Lull  as  professor  of  Zoology,  is  now  in  Amherst. 

'02. — C.  I.  Lewis  who  has  recently  accepted  a 
position  in  the  Oregon  State  university  as  Professor 
of  Horticulture,  receives  his  Master's  degree  from 
Cornell  university  this  year  for  work  in  the  College  of 
Agriculture  ;  the  subject  of  this  thesis  being  "the 
effects  of  ether  in  the  commercial  forcing  of  plants." 

'03.—  W.  E.  Allen,  Room  27,  Boylston  Building, 
Boston. 

'03.— S.  C.  Bacon,  364  W.  23d  St.,  New  York 
city. 

'03.— W.  L.  Hood,  Normal,  Alabama. 

'03.— E.  B.  Snell,  81  Meadow  St.,  New  Haven, 
Conn. 

'03.— W.  V.  Tower,  Puerto  Rico  Agricultural 
Experiment  Station,  Mayagues,  Puerto  Rico. 

'04. — M.  A.  Blake  has  a  report  on  horticultural 
matters  in  a  recent  number  of  the  Experiment  Station 
Record. 


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'04.— George  E.  O'Hearn,  361  West  23d  St., 
New  York  city. 

'05. — S.  B.  Haskeil  is  to  take  an  advanced  course 
in  Agriculture  in  the  MMnois  summer  school,  where 
Dr.  Stone  is  to  utiiver  a  course  of  lectures. 

'05. — W.  B.  hatch,  while  spending  a  few  days  in 
North  Amherst,  visited  college  recently. 

'05. — "Dick"  Kelton  passed  a  few  days  around 
college  recently. 

'05. — A.  D.  Taylor  who  for  the  past  year  has  been 
upon  the  instructing  staff  of  the  college  of  Agricul- 
ture at  Cornell  university  receives  his  Master's  degree 
this  year  for  work  done  in  the  college ;  the  subject 
of  his  thesis  being,  "A  monograph  of  the  propagation 
of  Conifers,  with  a  general  conspectus  of  the  propaga- 
tion of  ornamental  trees  and  shrubs."  During  the 
coming  summer  he  accepts  a  position  with  Townsend 
&.  Fleming,  landscape  architects,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  his 
work  to  be  in  Cleveland,  O. 


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Commencement  at  the  Rhode  Island  state  college 
took  place  last  week. 

President  Angell  has  served  33  years  as  head  of 
the  University  of  Michigan. 

The  honor  system  was  instituted  in  the  June 
examinations  of  this  year  at  Simmons  college. 

Already  plans  are  being  made  for  the  celebration 
of  the  semi-millennium  of  Leipsic  university  although 
this  does  not  occur  until  1909. 

The  college  of  agriculture  of  Wisconsin  university 
is  about  to  receive  two  new  buildings,  devoted  to 
agronomy  and  agricultural  engineering. 

A.  Shuman,  the  Boston  merchant,  has  presented 
Tufts  college  with  a  bronze  bust  of  the  late  President 
Capen.     It  was  unveiled  recently  in  Goddard   chapel. 

Clarence  H.  Mackay  announces  that  he  will  give 
the  University  of  Nevada  $50,000  for  a  new  build- 
ing devoted  to  mining,  metallurgy,  geology  and 
mineralogy. 

The  senior  class  of  the  Yale  school  of  forestry  is 
spending  its  Spring  term  in  practical  work  at  Water- 
ville  N.  H.,  In  charge  of  H.  H.  Chapman  of  the  U. 
S.  forest  service. 


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The  University  of  Pennsylvania  will  confer  the 
degree  of  doctor  of  laws  upon  King  Victor  Emmanuel 
of  Italy.  Thus  the  mad  craze  of  American  colleges 
in  conferring  honorary  degrees  goes  on. 

Charles  Francis  Adams,  a  prominent  Harvard  trus- 
tee, had  gone  on  record  against  the  university  system, 
against  electives  and  all  such  innovations.  He 
believes  in  the  small  college  where  each  member  of 
the  faculty  knows  every  student. 

The  alumni  of  the  Andover  theological  seminary 
are  convinced  that  if  the  school  is  to  continue  it  must 
removed  to  some  educational  center  as  Boston  or 
Cambridge.  The  president  of  the  trustees,  President 
Harris  of  Amherst,  is  also  in  favor  of  the  move. 

Columbia  has  recently  adopted  a  plan  of  placing  a 
physical  education  on  an  even  basis  with  other 
courses.  The  grading  will  depend  on  regularity  of 
attendance  and  conditions  will  be  the  same  as  in  any 
study.  The  course  is  intended  to  be  one  of  actual 
benefit. 

The  managers  of  the  Franklin  fund  recently  pur- 
chased, for  $100,000,  the  lot  at  the  corner  of  Berkley 
and  Appleton  streets  in  Boston.  The  proposed 
school  endowed  by  Benjamin  Franklin  and  Andrew 
Carnegie  will  be  conducted  after  the  manner  of  the 
Cooper  Union  of  New  York  city. 

Several  young  ladies  who  recently  graduated  from 
a  school  of  domestic  science  in  Chicago  should  make 
good  wives.  At  graduation  they  showed  exhibits  of 
economical  and  palatable  cooking.  A  breakfast  for 
four  costing  only  nineteen  cents  and  a  dinner  for  the 
same  number  valued  at  forty  cents  were  features. 

Of  the  45  men  just  elected  to  the  three  senior 
societies  at  Yale,  21  have  had  athletic  records 
either  in  field  play  or  in  administration.  This  com- 
pares favorably  with  last  year,  when  32  men  elected 
had  athletic  records.  The  change,  however,  is 
toward  social  rather  than  intellectual  prominence. 

Ernest  W.  Brown  has  received  an  appointment  in 
the  mathematical  department  at  Yale.  He  is  said  to 
be  the  first  one  to  receive  such  an  appointment  who 
has  not  been  at  least  a  Yale  student.  Prof.  Brown 
now  ranks  first  among  mathematicians  in  developing 
the  lunar  theory  for  astronomy  and  navigation.  He 
will  begin  a  new  set  of  tables  which  It  will  take  a 
number  of  years  to  complete. 


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